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2023 Best Value Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$39,643 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 82 degrees and certificates were awarded to economics students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #55 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for economics students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

Check out the economics doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Economics

Our analysis found Rutgers University - New Brunswick to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New Jersey. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $20,495 per year.

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#2

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Princeton graduate students pay an average of $58,790 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Princeton is ranked #1 for overall quality for economics in New Jersey.

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Best Value Economics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Economics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 688
Pennsylvania 181
Maryland 388
District of Columbia 270
Delaware 42

One of 12 majors within the area of study, economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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