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2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$23,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Business/Managerial Economics is the 110th most popular major in the country with 6,169 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,953 business/managerial economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,191 and $21,590 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 89 business/managerial economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in business/managerial economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent business/managerial economics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the business/managerial economics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree managerial economics students.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business/Managerial Economics in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.

Southern Miss also took the #6 spot in our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Southern Mississippi Business/Managerial Economics Report

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 7 masters’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at UGA

#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #3 spot on the list. West Virginia University is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU also made our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154.

Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at WVU

#4

Virginia State University

Petersburg, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Petersburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s managerial economics degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

Virginia State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia State are $22,994, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Virginia State University Business/Managerial Economics Report

#5

Troy University

Troy, Alabama
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Troy, Alabama, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s managerial economics students in 2019-2020.

TROY also took the #7 spot in our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TROY are $16,156, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Troy University Business/Managerial Economics Report

#6

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

The University of Alabama ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 masters’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.

UA also made our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UA Business/Managerial Economics Report

#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Central Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s managerial economics degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Central Florida Business/Managerial Economics Report

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *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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