2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

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

Across Massachusetts, there were 1,267 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general 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 General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts doctor’s degree general economics students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics in Massachusetts (With Aid)

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general economics students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMass Amherst General Economics Report

#2

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$47,730 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clark University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general economics students in 2019-2020.

Clark also made our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clark University are $47,730, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics (With Aid)

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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