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Considering a degree in Economics?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Economics majors who live in Maryland.
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 Maryland.
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 | 9200 | 23500 | 0.6094 | 10,834 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 3 | Utah State University | 9700 | 26700 | 0.6361 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 4 | Cornell University | 11500 | 93100 | 0.8767 | 16,138 | 1528 | 0.0838 | |
| 5 | Langston University | 13000 | 21200 | 0.387 | 1,742 | 902 | 0 | |
| 6 | Trinity University | 13500 | 69600 | 0.8064 | 2,423 | 1408 | 0.2488 | |
| 7 | Brown University | 13900 | 94000 | 0.8521 | 7,951 | 1500 | 0.0634 | |
| 8 | Northeastern University | 14700 | 89900 | 0.8365 | 22,456 | 1481 | 0.0562 | |
| 9 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 14900 | 22400 | 0.3343 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 9 | Wayne State College | 14900 | 20300 | 0.266 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Chadron State College | 15100 | 25000 | 0.3966 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Western Michigan University | 15200 | 32500 | 0.5329 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 13 | Morgan State University | 16800 | 28500 | 0.4104 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 14 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 15 | Carson-Newman University | 19100 | 51900 | 0.6322 | 1,912 | 1075 | 0.6381 | |
| 15 | Madonna University | 19100 | 49200 | 0.6121 | 1,919 | 925 | 0.6757 | |
| 17 | SUNY Oneonta | 19500 | 29300 | 0.3344 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 18 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 19900 | 39900 | 0.5015 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 19 | South Dakota State University | 20400 | 25200 | 0.19 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 20 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 22500 | 35300 | 0.3628 | 52,187 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | Central Washington University | 23100 | 27900 | 0.1723 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 21 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 23100 | 24700 | 0.0648 | 7,753 | 1140 | 0.9245 | |
| 23 | Houghton University | 23200 | 44300 | 0.4763 | 958 | 1277 | 0.89 | |
| 24 | University of Kentucky | 23700 | 36400 | 0.3477 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 25 | Calvin University | 23900 | 53500 | 0.5532 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 26 | Eastern Kentucky University | 24600 | 38400 | 0.3597 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 27 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 25000 | 32800 | 0.2377 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 27 | University of St Thomas | 25000 | 50900 | 0.509 | 3,466 | 1095 | 0.8355 | |
| 29 | University of Dayton | 25200 | 64200 | 0.6076 | 7,252 | 1319 | 0.6659 | |
| 30 | Seattle Pacific University | 25300 | 70000 | 0.6386 | 1,657 | 1174 | 0.9301 | |
| 31 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 25700 | 28000 | 0.0817 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 32 | Messiah University | 25800 | 54300 | 0.5246 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 32 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25800 | 28600 | 0.0974 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 34 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26100 | 36800 | 0.2909 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 35 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 26400 | 41500 | 0.3636 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 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 | Western Kentucky University | 26800 | 27000 | 0.0074 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 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 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32100 | 36700 | 0.1252 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 42 | State University of New York at Oswego | 32600 | 40200 | 0.1891 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 43 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32700 | 35000 | 0.0654 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 44 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 45 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 33300 | 75200 | 0.5573 | 3,190 | 1317 | 0.6187 | |
| 46 | Cleveland State University | 33400 | 37300 | 0.1046 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 47 | Harding University | 33500 | 47800 | 0.299 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 48 | University of St Thomas | 34300 | 70300 | 0.5124 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 49 | Virginia State University | 35800 | 42200 | 0.1518 | 5,124 | 955 | 0.8863 | |
| 50 | East Carolina University | 36900 | 42700 | 0.1356 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 51 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0569 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 52 | Seton Hall University | 38200 | 67400 | 0.433 | 6,178 | 1328 | 0.6915 | |
| 53 | Baldwin Wallace University | 38800 | 66100 | 0.4132 | 2,532 | 1210 | 0.7739 | |
| 54 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 55 | Towson University | 45100 | 46400 | 0.028 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 56 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 48300 | 91400 | 0.4717 | 6,839 | 1469 | 0.1446 | |
| 57 | Point Loma Nazarene University | 56700 | 68600 | 0.1733 | 3,340 | 1263 | 0.8278 | |
| 58 | Covenant College | 70200 | 86300 | 0.1865 | 1,225 | 1277 | 0.7456 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.