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2023 Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$26,145 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,318 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree School for You

Economics is the #35 most popular major in New York with 688 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

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 New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in New York 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Economics Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Economics Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in New York for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $10,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, The Graduate Center is ranked #3 for overall quality for economics in New York.

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#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Vestal.

Binghamton University graduate students pay an average of $13,780 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Teachers College at Columbia University is a great value for economics students working on their master’s degree. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Teachers College are $35,054 a year.

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

Read full report on Economics at Teachers College at Columbia University

#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Cornell is ranked #1 for overall quality for economics in New York.

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#5

Hunter College

New York, NY

Out of the 18 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Hunter are $11,398 a year.

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#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University at Buffalo are $14,388 a year.

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#7

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.

SUNY Stony Brook graduate students pay an average of $13,838 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UAlbany graduate students pay an average of $13,535 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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John Jay College of Criminal Justice ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. John Jay is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at John Jay are $11,532 per year.

Full Economics at John Jay College of Criminal Justice Report

The City College of New York landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree economics programs. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CCNY are $11,402 per year.

Read full report on Economics at The City College of New York

Best Value Economics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 181
Maryland 388
New Jersey 82
District of Columbia 270
Delaware 42

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 18 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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