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2023 Best Value Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$42,372 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Doctor's Degree School for You

Economics is the #42 most popular major in the country with 6,173 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the New England Region 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for economics majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Economics Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the best value school in the New England Region for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Yale are $45,700 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Yale is ranked #5 for overall quality for economics in the New England Region .

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#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 per year.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 13 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Harvard is ranked #2 for overall quality for economics in the New England Region .

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 a year.

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#5

Brown University

Providence, RI

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Brown graduate students pay an average of $62,083 in tuition and fees each year.

Brown did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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With a ranking of #6, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population.

UNH graduate students pay an average of $29,992 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best value schools for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Amherst are $32,809 per year.

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#8

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree economics programs. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Boston U graduate students pay an average of $59,418 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston U also is in the top 20% of our Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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University of Rhode Island came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at URI are $29,774 per year.

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University of Connecticut ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

UCONN graduate students pay an average of $42,237 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best economics schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 701
Connecticut 85
Rhode Island 34
New Hampshire 27
Maine 9
Vermont 6

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

Majors Similar to Economics

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 13 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.

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