2022 Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 72 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 37 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

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

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$26,707 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s applied economics degrees to qualified students.

Florida State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707.

Read full report on Applied Economics at Florida State University

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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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