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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 New England Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 New England region, there were 18 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in applied economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent applied economics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the applied economics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The applied economics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the New England 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 New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s applied economics students in 2019-2020.

URI also made our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082.

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#2

University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$36,485 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Boston, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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