2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Econometrics & Quantitative Economics in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Econometrics & Quantitative Economics is the 66th most popular major in the country with 15,671 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 529 econometrics and quantitative economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 39 econometrics and quantitative economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in econometrics and quantitative economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality econometrics and quantitative economics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the econometrics and quantitative economics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree econometrics and quantitative economics students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Econometrics & Quantitative Economics in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 18 doctorate’s econometrics and quantitative economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s econometrics and quantitative economics degrees in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #3 spot on the list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 10 doctorate’s econometrics and quantitative economics degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s econometrics and quantitative economics degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, 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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