2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Economics is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 31,150 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,532 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general 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 general economics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Economics in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 1 masters’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

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#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#3 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. South Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 9 masters’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#4 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Economics at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 2 masters’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General 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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