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2023 Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$20,518 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,318 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Indiana to see which master's degree 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.

2023 Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana

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

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Economics

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best value school in Indiana for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $9,992 per year.

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

Full Economics at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in Indiana. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Bloomington are $11,329 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, IU Bloomington is ranked #4 for overall quality for economics in Indiana.

Full Economics at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

#3

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Valparaiso University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valparaiso.

Valpo graduate students pay an average of $12,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Valpo also did well on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 5 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

IUPUI graduate students pay an average of $10,389 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Notre Dame helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in Indiana. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Notre Dame graduate students pay an average of $58,662 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Notre Dame not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

Full Economics at University of Notre Dame Report

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 5 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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