2022 Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region

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

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 80 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree applied economics students.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

Bowling Green, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$18,394 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s applied economics students in 2019-2020.

BGSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $18,394 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Economics students per year to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

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#2

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, Ohio

#3 in overall quality

$17,792 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s applied economics students in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus also made our “Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for University of Akron Main Campus is $17,792 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Economics students.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,090 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #3 spot on the list. DePaul is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $30,090 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Economics students per year to attend DePaul University.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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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