2022 Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 10 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

#1

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 2 masters’s applied economics degrees in 2019-2020.

USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598.

Read more about Applied Economics at USU

#2

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

#1 in overall quality

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. Montana State University is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 7 masters’s applied economics degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also made our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Applied Economics at MSU Bozeman

• 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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