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2022 Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

2 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
$32,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 New England region, there were 18 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

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

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Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. URI is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 2 masters’s applied economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a fairly large public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 masters’s applied economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree applied economics students whose families make $48-$75k list, UMass Boston has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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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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