2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Pennsylvania, there were 1,310 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 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 Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general 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 general 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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Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid.

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

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 masters’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt also made our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 6 masters’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’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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