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2023 Best Value Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$36,380 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Economics Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 736 degrees and certificates were awarded to economics students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #35 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you.

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.

Check out the economics graduate certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Economics Graduate Certificate School

Our analysis found Claremont Graduate University to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Claremont Graduate University are $36,380 a year.

Claremont Graduate University also made our Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in California list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on Economics at Claremont Graduate University

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
Washington 50
Oregon 64
Nevada 16
Hawaii 11
Alaska 1

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 values are for the top school 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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