2023 Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in Alabama
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 38 degrees and certificates were awarded to economics students who went to a Alabama college or university. This makes it the #73 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Alabama 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for economics majors pursuing a master's degree.
Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Economics
Our analysis found Auburn University to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Alabama. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Auburn are $11,826 per year.
Auburn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Alabama is a great value for economics students working on their master’s degree. UA is a very large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UA are $11,470 a year.
UA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.
Best Value Economics Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Economics Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 128 |
| Florida | 110 |
| Georgia | 123 |
| North Carolina | 193 |
| Tennessee | 71 |
| Kentucky | 20 |
| Louisiana | 20 |
| South Carolina | 29 |
| Mississippi | 14 |
| Arkansas | 14 |
| West Virginia | 8 |
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Majors Related to Economics
One of 12 majors within the area of study, economics has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 2 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).
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