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Considering a degree in Economics?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Economics majors who live in Arkansas.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Economics degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Arkansas.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 2 | Idaho State University | 9500 | 23500 | 0.5966 | 10,834 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 3 | Cornell University | 11500 | 93100 | 0.8767 | 16,138 | 1528 | 0.0838 | |
| 4 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 13200 | 24700 | 0.4659 | 7,753 | 1140 | 0.9245 | |
| 5 | Western Kentucky University | 13300 | 27000 | 0.5079 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 6 | Trinity University | 13600 | 69600 | 0.805 | 2,423 | 1408 | 0.2488 | |
| 7 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 8 | Brown University | 13900 | 94000 | 0.8521 | 7,951 | 1500 | 0.0634 | |
| 9 | Wayne State College | 15200 | 20300 | 0.2512 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Chadron State College | 15300 | 25000 | 0.3886 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Northeastern University | 15400 | 89900 | 0.8287 | 22,456 | 1481 | 0.0562 | |
| 12 | Western Michigan University | 15700 | 32500 | 0.5175 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 13 | Arkansas State University | 16600 | 28100 | 0.4105 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 14 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18300 | 27700 | 0.3392 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 15 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 18500 | 34100 | 0.458 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 16 | University of Arkansas | 19000 | 27800 | 0.3166 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 17 | Madonna University | 19200 | 49200 | 0.6101 | 1,919 | 925 | 0.6757 | |
| 18 | Virginia State University | 19400 | 29500 | 0.3421 | 5,124 | 955 | 0.8863 | |
| 19 | Carson-Newman University | 19500 | 51900 | 0.6245 | 1,912 | 1075 | 0.6381 | |
| 20 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20200 | 39900 | 0.494 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 21 | Langston University | 22700 | 43100 | 0.4728 | 1,742 | 902 | 0 | |
| 22 | Houghton University | 23200 | 44300 | 0.4763 | 958 | 1277 | 0.89 | |
| 23 | Central Washington University | 23700 | 27900 | 0.1508 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 23 | University of Kentucky | 23700 | 36400 | 0.3484 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 25 | Calvin University | 24000 | 53500 | 0.5513 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 26 | Eastern Kentucky University | 25100 | 38400 | 0.3467 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 27 | South Dakota State University | 25400 | 28700 | 0.1146 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 27 | University of Dayton | 25400 | 64200 | 0.6045 | 7,252 | 1319 | 0.6659 | |
| 27 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 25400 | 32800 | 0.2255 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 30 | University of St Thomas | 25600 | 50900 | 0.4972 | 3,466 | 1095 | 0.8355 | |
| 31 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 25700 | 28000 | 0.0817 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 32 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25800 | 28600 | 0.0974 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 33 | Messiah University | 26000 | 54300 | 0.5209 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 34 | Seattle Pacific University | 26100 | 70000 | 0.6271 | 1,657 | 1174 | 0.9301 | |
| 35 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26500 | 36800 | 0.28 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 36 | University of Georgia | 26600 | 48600 | 0.4523 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 37 | University of Idaho | 26700 | 45200 | 0.4089 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 38 | University of Central Arkansas | 26900 | 31200 | 0.1373 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 39 | North Dakota State University | 27700 | 30400 | 0.0886 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 40 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44300 | 0.3384 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 41 | Harding University | 31500 | 47800 | 0.3408 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 42 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32700 | 35000 | 0.0654 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 43 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 33200 | 75200 | 0.5587 | 3,190 | 1317 | 0.6187 | |
| 43 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 45 | Cleveland State University | 33400 | 37300 | 0.1046 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 46 | University of St Thomas | 34100 | 70300 | 0.5152 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 47 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4799 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 48 | East Carolina University | 36900 | 42700 | 0.1356 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 49 | Seton Hall University | 38200 | 67400 | 0.433 | 6,178 | 1328 | 0.6915 | |
| 50 | Baldwin Wallace University | 39100 | 66100 | 0.4086 | 2,532 | 1210 | 0.7739 | |
| 51 | SUNY Oneonta | 39500 | 41700 | 0.0527 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 52 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 53 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 48300 | 91400 | 0.4717 | 6,839 | 1469 | 0.1446 | |
| 54 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1293 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 55 | Point Loma Nazarene University | 56400 | 68600 | 0.1777 | 3,340 | 1263 | 0.8278 | |
| 56 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58200 | 64100 | 0.092 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 57 | Covenant College | 69900 | 86300 | 0.19 | 1,225 | 1277 | 0.7456 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.