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2023 Best Value Economics Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$12,247 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,141 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics School for You

With 50 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, economics is the #65 most popular major in Washington.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Economics Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Washington to see which programs offered the best value experiences for economics students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Economics Schools in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Economics Colleges.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality in Economics

$12,417 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Washington State University to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a degree in Washington. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wazzu are $12,417 per year.

Full Economics at Washington State University Report

$12,076 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in Washington. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Seattle are $12,076 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW Seattle is ranked #4 for overall quality for economics in Washington.

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Best Value Economics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Economics Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 736
Oregon 64
Nevada 16
Hawaii 11
Alaska 1

Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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 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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