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2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
38 Degrees Awarded
$30,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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In 2019-2020, 31,150 people earned their degree in general economics, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,387 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general 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 general 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 General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Rice is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 11 doctorate’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s general economics degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general economics degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree general economics students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UT Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#8 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 8 doctorate’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890.

Full UNM General Economics Report

#4 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general economics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, 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%.

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  • *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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