2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics in Arizona (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Economics Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Economics is the 18th most popular major in the country with 48,831 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,295 and had an average of $21,978 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arizona, there were 598 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,450 and $19,709 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

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

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the 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 Economics Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics in Arizona (With Aid)

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 5 masters’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Economics at Arizona State University - Tempe

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$35,060 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 31 masters’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Economics at University of Arizona

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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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