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2022 Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$23,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Business Economics is the 121st most popular major in the country with 6,169 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,953 business economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 89 business economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in business economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent business economics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the business economics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Economics (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s business economics degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree business economics students whose families make $0-$30k list, UGA has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Business Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Business Economics at UGA

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UCF is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 5 masters’s business economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Business Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Business Economics at University of Central Florida

#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s business economics students in 2019-2020.

WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Business Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154.

Full West Virginia University Business Economics Report

#4

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UA is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 33 masters’s business economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Business Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Alabama Business Economics Report

#5

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s business economics students in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss also took the #6 spot in our “Best Business Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Virginia State University

Petersburg, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Virginia State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Virginia State is a small public school situated in Petersburg, Virginia. It awarded 28 masters’s business economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree business economics students whose families make $0-$30k list, Virginia State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Business Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia State University are $22,994, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Virginia State University Business Economics Report

#7

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s business economics degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Business Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790.

Read more about Business Economics at Georgia State

#8

Troy University

Troy, Alabama
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Troy University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Troy, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s business economics degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

TROY also took the #7 spot in our “Best Business Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TROY are $16,156.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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