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2023 Best Value Economics Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$46,392 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,957 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics School for You

Economics is the #42 most popular major in the country with 6,173 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Economics Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the New England Region to see which 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.

2023 Best Value Economics Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Economics Colleges.

Top 10 Best Economics Schools

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our analysis found Yale University to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

Yale undergraduate students pay an average of $59,950 in tuition and fees each year.

Yale also made our Best Economics Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #5.

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#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Economics Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Boston College are $61,706 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston College also is in the top 10% of our Best Economics Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great value for economics students. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeastern are $57,592 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northeastern also is in the top 15% of our Best Economics Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Economics Schools in the New England Region list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harvard are $55,587 per year.

Harvard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Economics Schools in the New England Region list.

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#5

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brown are $62,304 a year.

Brown also took the #3 spot in our Best Economics Schools in the New England Region rankings.

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for economics students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Tufts undergraduate students pay an average of $63,000 in tuition and fees each year.

Tufts excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Economics Schools in the New England Region list.

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$36,964 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for economics students. It came in at #7 on the list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Amherst are $36,964 per year.

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$37,202 Average Tuition & Fees

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Economics Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNH are $37,202 per year.

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#9

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT
$43,890 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Vermont ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Economics Schools in the New England Region list. UVM is a large public school located in the city of Burlington.

UVM undergraduate students pay an average of $43,890 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Economics at University of Vermont Report

#10

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI
$33,354 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Rhode Island did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for economics students. It came in at #10 on the list. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at URI are $33,354 per year.

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Best Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best economics colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 701
Connecticut 85
Rhode Island 34
New Hampshire 27
Maine 9
Vermont 6

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 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.

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