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2023 Best Value Economics Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$14,884 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,966 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics School for You

In 2020-2021, 231 degrees and certificates were awarded to economics students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #34 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Economics Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value programs for economics students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Economics Schools in Michigan

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

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality in Economics

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
$15,966 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a degree in Michigan. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Michigan State undergraduate students pay an average of $15,966 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Michigan State also took the #3 spot in our Best Economics Schools in Michigan rankings.

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$17,193 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Economics Schools in Michigan list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U-M are $17,193 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, U-M is ranked #1 for overall quality for economics in Michigan.

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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI
$13,094 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Economics Schools in Michigan list. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

Central Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $13,094 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$13,434 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in Michigan. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WMU are $13,434 per year.

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$15,500 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Schools in Michigan list. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern Michigan are $15,500 a year.

Full Economics at Eastern Michigan University Report

#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI
$15,199 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Wayne State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for economics students. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wayne State are $15,199 per year.

Read full report on Economics at Wayne State University

Best Value Economics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 384
Ohio 199
Indiana 97
Wisconsin 265

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

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 6 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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