2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

$26,028 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s applied economics students in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also took the #0 spot in our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Buffalo State

Buffalo, New York

#2 in overall quality

$23,905 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Buffalo State. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 2 masters’s applied economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Buffalo State also made our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Buffalo State are $23,905.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s applied economics students in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics (With Aid)

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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