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2022 Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

2 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 10 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 2 masters’s applied economics degrees in 2019-2020.

USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598.

Full Utah State University Applied Economics Report

#2

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 7 masters’s applied economics degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Bozeman are $21,446, 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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  • *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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