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2023 Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$21,748 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,318 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree School for You

Economics is the #51 most popular major in Colorado with 96 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Colorado 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.

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 Colorado

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

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

Our analysis found Colorado School of Mines to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Colorado. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mines are $19,532 a year.

Mines also took the #1 spot in our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CU Anschutz are $8,052 a year.

CU Anschutz also took the #5 spot in our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU - Boulder are $13,901 per year.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great value for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Colorado State are $13,313 a year.

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

Full Economics at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Denver helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in Colorado. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at DU are $53,943 a year.

DU also took the #4 spot in our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

Full Economics at University of Denver Report

Best Value Economics Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 25
Idaho 4
Montana 9
Wyoming 9

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.

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