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2023 Best Value Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$10,785 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Economics Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 97 degrees and certificates were awarded to economics students who went to a Indiana college or university. This makes it the #62 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for economics majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Economics

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Indiana. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Purdue graduate students pay an average of $9,992 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Purdue not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list.

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#2

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Out of the 3 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ball State are $10,144 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Ball State is ranked #2 for overall quality for economics in Indiana.

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#3

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Valparaiso University is a great value for economics students working on their graduate certificate. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valparaiso.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Valpo are $12,220 per year.

Valpo also took the #4 spot in our Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in Indiana rankings.

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Best Value Economics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Economics Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 231
Illinois 384
Ohio 199
Wisconsin 265

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 3 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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