2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Economy (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Political Economy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Political Economy is the 685th most popular major in the country with 333 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 78 political economy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 political economy graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great political economy programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the political economy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Political Economy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Political Economy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Economy (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Political Economy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s political economy degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Duke also made our “Best Political Economy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Economy (Income $48-$75k)

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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