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2022 Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
217 Degrees Awarded
$24,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 248 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 217 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in applied economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality applied economics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the applied economics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree applied economics students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Farmingdale State College landed the #1 spot on the list. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a public institution located in Farmingdale, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale also made our “Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $8,638 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Economics students with aid per year to attend Farmingdale State College.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Applied Economics at Farmingdale State College

#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Binghamton University is a public institution located in Vestal, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 137 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Binghamton University is $19,353 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Economics students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Applied Economics at Binghamton University

#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Carnegie Mellon is $34,508 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree applied economics students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Carnegie Mellon Applied Economics Report

#4

Ursinus College

Collegeville, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ursinus College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Ursinus College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ursinus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ursinus College is $28,390 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Economics students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Applied Economics at Ursinus

#5

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ithaca College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Ithaca is a medium-sized school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 1 bachelors’s applied economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Ithaca also made our “Best Applied Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $33,465 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Economics students with aid per year to attend Ithaca.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Ithaca Applied Economics Report

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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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