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Considering a degree in Economics?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Economics majors who live in Tennessee.
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 Tennessee.
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 | Cornell University | 11500 | 93100 | 0.8767 | 16,138 | 1528 | 0.0838 | |
| 2 | Idaho State University | 11500 | 27000 | 0.5733 | 10,834 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 4 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 13500 | 24700 | 0.4537 | 7,753 | 1140 | 0.9245 | |
| 5 | Trinity University | 13700 | 69600 | 0.8035 | 2,423 | 1408 | 0.2488 | |
| 6 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 7 | Brown University | 13900 | 94000 | 0.8521 | 7,951 | 1500 | 0.0634 | |
| 8 | University of Georgia | 14100 | 26600 | 0.4699 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 9 | Austin Peay State University | 15400 | 29100 | 0.4725 | 9,593 | 1075 | 0.9691 | |
| 9 | Chadron State College | 15400 | 25000 | 0.3846 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Wayne State College | 15400 | 20300 | 0.2414 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 15700 | 25800 | 0.3886 | 10,396 | 1125 | 0.7162 | |
| 13 | Western Michigan University | 15800 | 26500 | 0.4042 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 14 | Northeastern University | 15900 | 89900 | 0.8231 | 22,456 | 1481 | 0.0562 | |
| 15 | University of Memphis | 17800 | 26400 | 0.3265 | 15,538 | 1080 | 0.7878 | |
| 16 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 17 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18400 | 27700 | 0.3356 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 18 | Central Washington University | 19000 | 22700 | 0.1628 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 19 | Madonna University | 19100 | 49200 | 0.6121 | 1,919 | 925 | 0.6757 | |
| 20 | Carson-Newman University | 19700 | 51300 | 0.6151 | 1,912 | 1075 | 0.6381 | |
| 21 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20300 | 39900 | 0.4915 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 22 | Langston University | 22800 | 43100 | 0.4705 | 1,742 | 902 | 0 | |
| 23 | Houghton University | 23100 | 44300 | 0.4786 | 958 | 1277 | 0.89 | |
| 23 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 23100 | 34100 | 0.323 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 25 | Calvin University | 24000 | 53500 | 0.5513 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 26 | Eastern Kentucky University | 25300 | 38400 | 0.3415 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 27 | South Dakota State University | 25400 | 28700 | 0.1146 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 28 | University of Dayton | 25500 | 64200 | 0.6029 | 7,252 | 1319 | 0.6659 | |
| 29 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 25700 | 32800 | 0.2164 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 30 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25800 | 28600 | 0.0974 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 31 | University of St Thomas | 25900 | 50900 | 0.4914 | 3,466 | 1095 | 0.8355 | |
| 32 | Messiah University | 26100 | 54300 | 0.5191 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 33 | Seattle Pacific University | 26600 | 70000 | 0.62 | 1,657 | 1174 | 0.9301 | |
| 34 | University of Idaho | 26700 | 45200 | 0.4089 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 35 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26800 | 36800 | 0.2719 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 35 | Western Kentucky University | 26800 | 27000 | 0.0074 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 37 | North Dakota State University | 27700 | 30400 | 0.0886 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 38 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44300 | 0.3384 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 39 | University of Kentucky | 31400 | 36400 | 0.1373 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 40 | Harding University | 31500 | 47800 | 0.3408 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 41 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32700 | 35000 | 0.0654 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 42 | Liberty University | 33100 | 44600 | 0.2578 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 43 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 33200 | 75200 | 0.5587 | 3,190 | 1317 | 0.6187 | |
| 44 | Cleveland State University | 33400 | 37300 | 0.1046 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 45 | University of St Thomas | 34100 | 70300 | 0.5152 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 46 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 35300 | 37600 | 0.0609 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 47 | Virginia State University | 35800 | 42200 | 0.1518 | 5,124 | 955 | 0.8863 | |
| 48 | East Carolina University | 36900 | 42700 | 0.1356 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 49 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0569 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 50 | Seton Hall University | 38100 | 67400 | 0.4345 | 6,178 | 1328 | 0.6915 | |
| 51 | Baldwin Wallace University | 39300 | 66100 | 0.4056 | 2,532 | 1210 | 0.7739 | |
| 52 | SUNY Oneonta | 39600 | 41700 | 0.0503 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 53 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 54 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 48300 | 91400 | 0.4717 | 6,839 | 1469 | 0.1446 | |
| 55 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1293 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 56 | Point Loma Nazarene University | 56200 | 68600 | 0.1806 | 3,340 | 1263 | 0.8278 | |
| 57 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58100 | 64100 | 0.0936 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 58 | Covenant College | 69700 | 86300 | 0.1923 | 1,225 | 1277 | 0.7456 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.