2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Applied Economics is the 497th most popular major in the country with 652 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 58 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent applied economics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the applied economics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics in the Far Western US Region

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Applied Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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