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2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$29,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Texas, there were 1,713 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 63 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general economics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general economics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Economics (Income $48-$75k) in Texas

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s general economics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree general economics students whose families make $48-$75k list, UH has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #3 spot on the list. UTSA is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree general economics students whose families make $48-$75k list, UTSA has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s general economics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree general economics students whose families make $48-$75k list, UT Dallas has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 12 masters’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s general economics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree general economics students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general economics degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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