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

1 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$36,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, there were 7 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent applied economics programs, but they also 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 Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics (Income $48-$75k) in Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 masters’s applied economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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