2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s
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In 2019-2020, 6,169 people earned their degree in business/managerial economics, making the major the 110th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, business/managerial economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,084 and had an average of $21,728 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,791 business/managerial economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 197 colleges that offer a degree in business/managerial economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality business/managerial economics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the business/managerial economics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business/Managerial Economics
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
BYU also made our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15. The estimated yearly cost for BYU is $13,322 for bachelor’s degree managerial economics students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $19,252 for bachelor’s degree managerial economics students per year to attend South Dakota State University.
The low student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Hawaii. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. BYU - H is a private not-for-profit institution located in Laie, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,051 for Bachelor’s Degree Managerial Economics students per year to attend BYU - H.
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Out of the 197 schools in the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #4 spot on the list. SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $14,423 for Bachelor’s Degree Managerial Economics students per year to attend SIUE.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UND is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 13 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,738 for bachelor’s degree managerial economics students per year to attend University of North Dakota.
The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UT Permian Basin is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 7 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is $10,092 for bachelor’s degree managerial economics students.
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SUNY Oneonta did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school situated in Oneonta, New York. It awarded 172 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY Oneonta not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Oneonta is $17,470 for bachelor’s degree managerial economics students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Grand Valley State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Grand Valley State University is a large public school situated in Allendale, Michigan. It awarded 55 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend GVSU is $17,646 for bachelor’s degree managerial economics students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
SUNY Cortland ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Cortland, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 124 degrees to qualified bachelors’s managerial economics students in 2019-2020.
SUNY Cortland also claimed a top spot on our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Cortland is $18,705 for bachelor’s degree managerial economics students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
West Texas A&M University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 14 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,761 for bachelor’s degree managerial economics students per year to attend West Texas A&M University.
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Georgia Southern University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. GaSou is a public institution located in Statesboro, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Georgia Southern University is $15,536 for Bachelor’s Degree Managerial Economics students.
Full Georgia Southern University Business/Managerial Economics Report
MSU Texas ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. MSU Texas is a medium-sized school located in Wichita Falls, Texas that handed out 9 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for MSU Texas is $10,045 for Bachelor’s Degree Managerial Economics students.
Saint Cloud State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend St. Cloud State University is $14,267 for Bachelor’s Degree Managerial Economics students.
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Western Illinois University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Western Illinois University is located in Macomb, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for WIU is $16,210 for bachelor’s degree managerial economics students.
Baruch College landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 89 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s managerial economics students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, Baruch is in the top on our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for Baruch is $3,562 for bachelor’s degree managerial economics students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #17, University of Central Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to 68 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Florida is $10,274 for Bachelor’s Degree Managerial Economics students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Central Florida Business/Managerial Economics Report
Iowa State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Iowa State also did well on our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. It costs about $15,496 for bachelor’s degree managerial economics students per year to attend Iowa State University.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Wyoming landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Wyoming is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Wyoming is $12,159 for Bachelor’s Degree Managerial Economics students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #20, Arkansas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Russellville, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,772 for Bachelor’s Degree Managerial Economics students per year to attend Arkansas Tech University.
Salisbury University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. Salisbury is a medium-sized school located in Salisbury, Maryland that handed out 8 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $19,617 for bachelor’s degree managerial economics students per year to attend Salisbury University.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Tennessee Technological University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Cookeville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Tennessee Technological University is $15,929 for bachelor’s degree managerial economics students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Youngstown State University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school situated in Youngstown, Ohio. It awarded 3 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Youngstown State University is $11,947 for bachelor’s degree managerial economics students.
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Tarleton State University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Tarleton State University is $18,979 for bachelor’s degree managerial economics students.
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University of North Texas came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for University of North Texas is $15,086 for bachelor’s degree managerial economics students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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