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2022 Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
217 Degrees Awarded
$13,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 652 people earned their degree in applied economics, making the major the 497th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 248 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 217 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in applied economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great applied economics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the applied economics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Farmingdale State College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is located in Farmingdale, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s applied economics degrees to qualified students.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale also took the #5 spot in our “Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Farmingdale State College is $3,469 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree applied economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Applied Economics at Farmingdale State College

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s applied economics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Carnegie Mellon University is $12,542 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree applied economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Vestal, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 137 degrees to qualified bachelors’s applied economics students in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University also made our “Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Binghamton University is $12,686 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 1.8% 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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#4

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ithaca College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s applied economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Ithaca also took the #4 spot in our “Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $18,855 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree applied economics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Ithaca College.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Ithaca College Applied Economics Report

#5

Ursinus College

Collegeville, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ursinus College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Ursinus College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. It awarded 47 bachelors’s applied economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ursinus, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $19,780 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Economics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Ursinus College.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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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