2020 Most Affordable Online Master's in Economics
This list highlights 12 schools, all of which offer affordable online master's in economics programs. In first place, Georgia Southern University is the most affordable school, with a tuition rate of $5,370. West Texas A & M University, ranked #2, offers an annual tuition rate of $5,667 for its Master of Science in Finance and Economics. Courses for this program include Advanced Business Forecasting, Econometrics, and Problems in Government Finance and Fiscal Policy.
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| Rank | School | Annual Tuition |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern University | $5,370 | |
| West Texas A & M University | $5,667 | |
| University of Missouri | $5,790 | |
| University of North Dakota | $6,705 | |
| Southern New Hampshire University Online | $11,286 | |
| Youngstown State University | $11,321 | |
| University of Detroit Mercy | $12,765 | |
| Purdue University - Main Campus | $16,125 | |
| Northeastern University | $16,698 | |
| Thomas Jefferson University | $17,625 | |
| University of Delaware | $20,250 | |
| American University | $26,385 |
- Annual Tuition: $5,370
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 3,278
- Example Classes: Advanced Financial Economics; Behavioral Economics; Financial Economics and Risk; Health Economics; History of Economic Thought; Industrial Organization; Regional Economic Development
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Applied Economics
- Annual Tuition: $5,667
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,653
- Example Classes: Advanced Business Forecasting; Current Issues in Industrial Organization; Econometrics; Economics of Health and Medical Care; Financial Management of Health Care; Problems in Government Finance and Fiscal Policy
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Finance and Economics
- Annual Tuition: $5,790
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 7,359
- Example Classes: Economic Development; Economics of International Trade; Introduction to Game Theory; Mathematics for Economics; The Banking System and the Money Market; The International Monetary System
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Economics
- Annual Tuition: $6,705
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 3,328
- Example Classes: Advanced Price Theory; Applied Public Economics; Demographic Methods for Economics; Economic Forecasting; International Money and Finance; Mathematics for Economists
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Applied Economics
- Annual Tuition: $11,286
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NECHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 21,375
- Example Classes: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics; Financial Modeling; Fiscal & Monetary Policies & Practices; Game Theory and Industrial Organization; International Corporate Finance; Managerial Economics
Online Master's Degrees
- MS in Applied Economics
- MBA in Community Economic Development
- MBA in Economics
- Annual Tuition: $11,321
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,165
- Example Classes: Corporate Financial Management; Econometrics; Finance for Decision Making; Microeconomic Theory; Securities Analysis; The Economics of Financial Markets and Institutions
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Financial Economics
- Annual Tuition: $12,765
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,231
- Example Classes: Analysis of Economic Conditions; Economic Analysis of Enterprises; Economics of the Public Sector; Financial Economics; Quantitative Foundations of Economic Analysis; Theory of International Trade
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Economics
- Master of Arts in Financial Economics
- Annual Tuition: $16,125
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 10,739
- Example Classes: Accounting and Economics; Economics of Information; Industrial Economics; Law and Economics; Mathematical Analysis for Economists; Personnel Economics
Online Master's Degrees
- MS in Economics
- MS in Economics - Business and Data Analytics
- MS in Economics - Financial Economics
- MS in Economics - Public Economics and Policy
- Annual Tuition: $16,698
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NECHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 7,718
- Example Classes: Cultural Economic Development; Derivatives and Alternative Investments; Economics of Human Capital; Mathematical Methods for Economics 2; Open Economy Macroeconomic Analysis; Sustainable Economic Development
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Commerce and Economic Development
- Master of Science in Commerce and Economic Development - Data Analytics
- Master of Science in Commerce and Economic Development - Economic Analysis
- Master of Science in Commerce and Economic Development - Economic Entrepreneurship
- Master of Science in Commerce and Economic Development - Financial Economics
- Master of Science in Global Studies and International Relations - International Economics and Consulting (Non-Thesis Option)
- Annual Tuition: $17,625
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 4,236
- Example Classes: Advanced Economic Modeling; Advanced Statistical Concepts in Applied Health Economics & Outcomes Research; Economic and Outcomes Analyses; Epidemiology for Outcomes Research
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Applied Health Economics and Outcomes Research
- Master of Science in Applied Health Economics and Outcomes Research - Domestic
- Master of Science in Applied Health Economics and Outcomes Research - International
- Annual Tuition: $20,250
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 4,164
- Example Classes: Curriculum Strategies for Economic Educators; Macroeconomics for Economic Educators; Microeconomics for Economic Educators; Monetary and International Trade Theories for Economic Educators
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in International Business - Economics
- Annual Tuition: $26,385
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 6,024
- Example Classes: Economic Thought; Economics of Transition; Financial Economics; Gender Perspectives on Economic Analysis: Microeconomics; International Economics: Finance; Labor Economics
Online Master's Degrees
- MA in Economics
- MA in Economics - Applied Economics