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2023 Best Value Economics Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$11,857 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,648 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics School for You

In 2020-2021, 199 degrees and certificates were awarded to economics students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #42 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Economics Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Ohio 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Economics Schools in Ohio

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

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality in Economics

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH
$9,372 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Youngstown State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,372 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,936 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ohio State are $11,936 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ohio State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Economics Schools in Ohio list.

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$16,142 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Miami University - Oxford helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in Ohio. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Miami University - Oxford are $16,142 per year.

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$12,840 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in Ohio. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

OHIO Athens undergraduate students pay an average of $12,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$13,061 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Schools in Ohio list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BGSU are $13,061 per year.

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$9,834 Average Tuition & Fees

Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for economics students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wright State University - Main Campus are $9,834 a year.

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$11,777 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Economics Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC are $11,777 a year.

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$11,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Kent State University at Kent did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for economics students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kent State are $11,000 a year.

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#9

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH
$10,879 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, University of Toledo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for economics students. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the city of Toledo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Toledo are $10,879 per year.

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Best Value Economics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 231
Illinois 384
Indiana 97
Wisconsin 265

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 averages are for the top 9 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.

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