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2023 Best Value Economics Schools in Rhode Island

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$38,818 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,951 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics School for You

Economics is the #40 most popular major in Rhode Island with 34 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Economics Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones offered the best value programs for economics students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Economics Schools in Rhode Island

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

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality in Economics

$15,332 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Rhode Island to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a degree in Rhode Island. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at URI are $15,332 per year.

URI also made our Best Economics Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #5.

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#2

Brown University

Providence, RI
$62,304 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

Brown also made our Best Economics Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #1.

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Best Value Economics Colleges in the New England Region

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

More Economics Rankings in Rhode Island

One of 12 majors within the area of study, economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to pixabay.

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