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2023 Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$25,976 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,318 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree School for You

With 87 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, economics is the #58 most popular major in Missouri.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri

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

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

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Missouri. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $11,255 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, Mizzou is ranked #4 for overall quality for economics in Missouri.

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMKC are $11,745 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - St Louis is a great value for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMSL are $12,528 a year.

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Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

SLU graduate students pay an average of $22,614 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SLU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

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Out of the 5 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 5 spot on the list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

WUSTL graduate students pay an average of $58,288 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

WUSTL did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

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Best Value Economics Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 69
Iowa 14
Kansas 25
Nebraska 16
North Dakota 20
South Dakota 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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