2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Economics in Georgia
9Colleges
154,957Bachelor's Degrees
$31,384Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Economics School for You
Economics is the #31 most popular major in Georgia with 154,957 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. This means that 2.9% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Economics in Georgia ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a bachelor's in economics. When talking about the 'best value', we do not simply mean those with the lowest price. We are more focused on economics schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.
When calculating average cost, we take tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other related expenses into account. We then subtract the average financial aid award. The is meant to give you an idea of how much money you'll need to pay out-of-pocket through loans, external scholarships, or other methods. Your cost may be different from the average one, depending on your income and other factors.
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The #1 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Georgia. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population. UGA not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Economics Schools in Georgia list.
At UGA, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.3 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $31,403. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the UGA is $134,091. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population. Georgia Tech not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Economics Schools in Georgia list.
It takes the average student at Georgia Tech about 4.6 years to graduate, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $36,104. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Tech is $164,273. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Our rankings recognize Georgia State University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta. Georgia State also took the #5 spot in our Best Economics Schools in Georgia rankings.
The average student at Georgia State graduates in less than 4.6 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $33,245. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State is $153,259. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Our rankings recognize University of West Georgia as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best value list, University of West Georgia has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Economics Schools in Georgia ranking.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at University of West Georgia is 4.6 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $26,493. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from University of West Georgia be around $122,928. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Mercer University. Located in the city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. Mercer did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Economics Schools in Georgia list.
The average student at Mercer graduates in less than 4.3 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $23,098. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Mercer is about $98,167. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Spelman College comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Atlanta, Spelman is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Spelman also took the #8 spot in our Best Economics Schools in Georgia rankings.
It takes about 4.1 years for the average student at Spelman to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $40,179. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Spelman is about $165,939. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Covenant College. Covenant is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Lookout Mountain. Covenant also took the #4 spot in our Best Economics Schools in Georgia rankings.
It takes about 4.1 years for the average student at Covenant to complete their degree, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $28,504. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Covenant is $116,866. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
Morehouse College earned the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings. Morehouse is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta. Morehouse also took the #9 spot in our Best Economics Schools in Georgia rankings.
The average student at Morehouse graduates in less than 4.6 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $29,409. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Morehouse is $133,811. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Emory University landed the #9 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value economics schools. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta. Emory also made our Best Economics Schools in Georgia list, coming in at #1.
The average student at Emory graduates in less than 4.1 years, and it costs about $34,020 per year to attend the school. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Emory is $140,162. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 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).
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Economics is the #31 most popular major in Georgia with 154,957 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. This means that 2.9% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
