2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in Idaho

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 Economics Schools for a Master’s in Idaho” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 48,831 people earned their degree in economics, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,295 and had an average of $21,978 in loans still to pay off.

Across Idaho, there were 65 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,676 and $37,720 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent economics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the economics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in Idaho

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

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

#1

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$26,566 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in Idaho list. Located in Boise, Idaho, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s economics students in 2019-2020.

Boise State also made our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State are $26,566, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Economics at Boise State

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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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