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2022 Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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$24,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Applied Economics is the 497th most popular major in the country with 652 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in applied economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality applied 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 applied 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 Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree applied economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Farmingdale State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Farmingdale State College 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. It costs about $11,882 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Economics students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale.

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%.

Read more about Applied Economics at Farmingdale State College

#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Vestal, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied economics degrees to 137 students in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Binghamton University is $20,907 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree applied economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Applied Economics at Binghamton University

#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #3 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 18 bachelors’s applied economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Carnegie Mellon is $30,722 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

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#4

Ursinus College

Collegeville, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ursinus College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and 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. The estimated yearly cost for Ursinus is $28,211 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree applied economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Applied Economics at Ursinus

#5

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ithaca College landed the #5 spot on the list. Ithaca College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 1 bachelors’s applied economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Ithaca also made our “Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Ithaca College is $32,474 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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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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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