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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 the New England Region” 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 the New England region, there were 2,462 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 63 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general economics programs and cost less that 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 the New England Region

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Economics in the New England Region

#1

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire

#4 in overall quality

$18,810 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. SNHU is a large school located in Manchester, New Hampshire that handed out 27 masters’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SNHU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern New Hampshire University are $18,810.

Full SNHU General Economics Report

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s general economics degrees to qualified students.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Economics at UMass Amherst

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s general economics degrees to qualified students.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Connecticut General Economics Report

#4

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$47,730 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Clark is a small school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 6 masters’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Clark also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clark University are $47,730, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Economics at Clark

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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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