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Considering a degree in Economics?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Economics majors who live in New York.
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 New York.
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 | College of Staten Island CUNY | 7400 | 36100 | 0.796 | 10,368 | 1064 | 0.999 | |
| 2 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 7700 | 31800 | 0.759 | 11,499 | 1126 | 0.578 | |
| 3 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | 7900 | 36700 | 0.7855 | 11,942 | 1073 | 0.5708 | |
| 4 | Brigham Young University | 8100 | 22100 | 0.6333 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 5 | Utah State University | 9700 | 26700 | 0.6361 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 6 | Cornell University | 11300 | 93400 | 0.8787 | 16,138 | 1528 | 0.0838 | |
| 7 | Langston University | 12100 | 48100 | 0.748 | 1,742 | 902 | 0 | |
| 8 | Trinity University | 13400 | 67000 | 0.7996 | 2,423 | 1408 | 0.2488 | |
| 9 | Brown University | 13900 | 120200 | 0.8843 | 7,951 | 1500 | 0.0634 | |
| 10 | Wayne State College | 14600 | 26400 | 0.4465 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Idaho State University | 14800 | 29600 | 0.5004 | 10,834 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 12 | Chadron State College | 15000 | 25000 | 0.4006 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Madonna University | 16000 | 49500 | 0.6771 | 1,919 | 925 | 0.6757 | |
| 14 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 17100 | 34100 | 0.4991 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 15 | Carson-Newman University | 17300 | 51900 | 0.6669 | 1,912 | 1075 | 0.6381 | |
| 16 | Northeastern University | 17600 | 90000 | 0.8045 | 22,456 | 1481 | 0.0562 | |
| 17 | State University of New York at Oswego | 19200 | 27800 | 0.309 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 18 | SUNY Oneonta | 19400 | 28900 | 0.3274 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 19 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 19700 | 28600 | 0.3087 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 20 | Western Michigan University | 22200 | 37800 | 0.413 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 21 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 22900 | 32900 | 0.3035 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 23000 | 29600 | 0.2229 | 7,753 | 1140 | 0.9245 | |
| 23 | Calvin University | 23200 | 85000 | 0.7274 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 23 | Houghton University | 23200 | 42800 | 0.4578 | 958 | 1277 | 0.89 | |
| 25 | University of Dayton | 23900 | 94000 | 0.7457 | 7,252 | 1319 | 0.6659 | |
| 26 | Eastern Kentucky University | 24300 | 38400 | 0.3676 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 27 | Messiah University | 24800 | 89600 | 0.7233 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 28 | Seattle Pacific University | 24900 | 70000 | 0.6443 | 1,657 | 1174 | 0.9301 | |
| 29 | South Dakota State University | 25400 | 28700 | 0.1146 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 30 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25800 | 28600 | 0.0974 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 31 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 25900 | 36800 | 0.2963 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 32 | Western Kentucky University | 26300 | 47700 | 0.4485 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 33 | Cleveland State University | 27000 | 38500 | 0.2985 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 34 | University of St Thomas | 27100 | 51400 | 0.4728 | 3,466 | 1095 | 0.8355 | |
| 35 | Central Washington University | 27600 | 27900 | 0.0108 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 36 | North Dakota State University | 27700 | 30400 | 0.0886 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 37 | Huntington University | 29200 | 44400 | 0.342 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 38 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32700 | 35000 | 0.0654 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 39 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44700 | 0.2573 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 40 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 33400 | 75200 | 0.556 | 3,190 | 1317 | 0.6187 | |
| 41 | Harding University | 33500 | 47800 | 0.299 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 42 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4799 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 43 | University of Idaho | 34800 | 48700 | 0.2854 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 44 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 35300 | 37600 | 0.0609 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 45 | East Carolina University | 36900 | 42700 | 0.1356 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 46 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0569 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 47 | University of St Thomas | 38200 | 74700 | 0.4887 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 48 | Seton Hall University | 38300 | 67700 | 0.4344 | 6,178 | 1328 | 0.6915 | |
| 49 | Baldwin Wallace University | 38700 | 66100 | 0.4147 | 2,532 | 1210 | 0.7739 | |
| 50 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40300 | 90200 | 0.5531 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 51 | Virginia State University | 41000 | 42800 | 0.0421 | 5,124 | 955 | 0.8863 | |
| 52 | University of Georgia | 48600 | 51800 | 0.0618 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 53 | Point Loma Nazarene University | 50800 | 85000 | 0.4023 | 3,340 | 1263 | 0.8278 | |
| 53 | University of Kentucky | 50800 | 74100 | 0.3146 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 55 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1293 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 56 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 54100 | 95100 | 0.4311 | 6,839 | 1469 | 0.1446 | |
| 57 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58500 | 63500 | 0.0787 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 58 | Covenant College | 70400 | 74400 | 0.0538 | 1,225 | 1277 | 0.7456 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.