2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 31,150 people earned their degree in general economics, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States.

Across Virginia, there were 1,296 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 70 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general 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 general 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 General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree general economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Economics (Income $75-$110k) in Virginia

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Virginia - Main Campus is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s general economics degrees to qualified students.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #2 spot on the list. George Mason University is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 45 masters’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #3 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s general economics degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

Read full report on General Economics at Virginia Tech

#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

$33,288 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general economics degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Old Dominion did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion University are $33,288, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Economics at Old Dominion University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Economics (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Economics (Income $75-$110k)

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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