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Fairhope, Alabama has 1 accredited school offering economics programs, with tuition ranging from $6,360 to $19,241 per year for indexed programs. Fairhope has a population of about 26,044. In Alabama, the top-earning economics-related role is Economist at a median $129,960 annually (BLS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer economics programs near Fairhope, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Fairhope city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Alabama schools on the Alabama economics page.
Fairhope is part of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area (BLS area code 19300). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Alabama statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economist | $129,960 | AL statewide | $137,233 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | $90,450 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $95,512 |
| Statistician | $76,400 | AL statewide | $80,676 |
| Management Analyst | $126,810 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $133,907 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 94.7 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering economics programs near Fairhope. The closest is University of West Florida in Pensacola, FL (39.4 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is University of West Florida (39.4 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying economics-related roles near Fairhope are: Economist ($129,960), Management Analyst ($126,810), Financial and Investment Analyst ($90,450). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Alabama statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Daphne, AL is 7.3 miles from Fairhope and has its own set of local economics programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Fairhope:
Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
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