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2023 Best Value Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$40,977 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Doctor's Degree School for You

With 701 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, economics is the #20 most popular major in Massachusetts.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Massachusetts 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Economics Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Economics

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best value school in Massachusetts for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Amherst are $16,251 per year.

Full Economics at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

#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 Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Boston College are $32,722 a year.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 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, Harvard is ranked #2 for overall quality for economics in Massachusetts.

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Out of the 8 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 4 spot on the 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 in-state graduate student at Northeastern are $26,095 a year.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Boston U are $59,418 a year.

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#6

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree economics programs. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

Brandeis graduate students pay an average of $53,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Clark University

Worcester, MA

Clark University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for economics students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clark are $47,730 per year.

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#8

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Suffolk are $39,813 a year.

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Best Value Economics Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Economics Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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.

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 8 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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