2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky

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General Economics is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 31,150 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Kentucky, there were 164 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general economics programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Economics in Kentucky

#1

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$14,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky list. This medium-sized school is located in Murray, Kentucky, and it awarded 4 masters’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Murray State also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State University are $14,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Murray State University General Economics Report

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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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