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2023 Best Value Economics Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$14,581 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,485 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics School for You

With 128 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, economics is the #55 most popular major in Virginia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Virginia 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Economics Schools in Virginia

Check out the economics programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Economics

$19,785 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best value school in Virginia for economics students. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Virginia are $19,785 per year.

University of Virginia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Economics Schools in Virginia list.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
$14,174 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in Virginia. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia Tech are $14,174 per year.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Economics Schools in Virginia list.

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#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA
$10,800 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Old Dominion are $10,800 per year.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
$13,119 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Economics Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GMU are $13,119 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, GMU also did well on our Best Economics Schools in Virginia list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$15,028 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in Virginia. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at VCU are $15,028 a year.

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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
Florida 110
Georgia 123
North Carolina 193
Tennessee 71
Kentucky 20
Louisiana 20
Alabama 38
South Carolina 29
Mississippi 14
Arkansas 14
West Virginia 8

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 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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