2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics in the New England Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality applied economics programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The applied economics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree applied economics students.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$36,485 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #1 spot on the list. 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.

UMass Boston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” 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.

Read full report on Applied Economics at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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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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