2023 Best Value Economics Graduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Economics Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 6,173 people earned a degree or certificate in economics, making the major the #42 most popular in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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.
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2023 Best Value Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for economics majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Webster University the best value school in the United States for economics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Webster are $13,500 per year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Valparaiso University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in the United States. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valparaiso.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Valpo are $12,220 per year.
Valpo also claimed a spot on our Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Out of the 28 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UND are $18,968 per year.
UND also claimed a spot on our Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Out of the 28 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 28 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Purdue is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools list.
Emporia State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate economics programs. Located in the town of Emporia, ESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
ESU graduate students pay an average of $18,353 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #7, Colorado School of Mines did quite well on this year’s best value schools for economics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mines are $40,844 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Mines also did well on our Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Western Kentucky University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Economics Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. WKU is a large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WKU are $18,340 per year.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Economics Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 per year.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate economics programs. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275 a year.
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Economics Related Majors for Economics
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 25 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).
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