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2023 Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$12,015 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,318 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree 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 master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio

Check out the economics master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,751 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ohio State are $12,425 a year.

Ohio State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

Miami University - Oxford graduate students pay an average of $13,878 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at OHIO Athens are $9,720 a year.

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Out of the 9 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

BGSU graduate students pay an average of $9,831 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Economics at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Report

Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wright State University - Main Campus are $14,298 per year.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for economics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $14,902 per year.

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Kent State are $11,766 a year.

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#9

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

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

University of Toledo graduate students pay an average of $16,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Economics at University of Toledo Report

Best Value Economics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

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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