2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 652 people earned their degree in applied economics, making the major the 497th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 72 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 37 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in applied economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality applied economics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree applied economics students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$26,707 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 23 masters’s applied economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Applied Economics at Florida State University

#2

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

$22,004 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s applied economics degrees to qualified students.

GaSou also took the #0 spot in our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GaSou are $22,004, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full GaSou Applied Economics Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics (Income $48-$75k)

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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