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2023 Best Value Economics Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$12,212 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,553 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics School for You

With 69 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, economics is the #55 most popular major in Minnesota.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Economics Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Minnesota 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Economics Schools in Minnesota

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

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality in Economics

#1

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN
$9,170 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Cloud State University the best value school in Minnesota for economics students. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a large student population.

St. Cloud State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Economics at Saint Cloud State University Report

$15,254 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great value for economics students. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $15,254 per year.

UMN Twin Cities also made our Best Economics Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on Economics at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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
Missouri 87
Iowa 14
Kansas 25
Nebraska 16
North Dakota 20
South Dakota 9

Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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