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2022 Best Vallue General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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38 Degrees Awarded
$30,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Vallue General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking.

General Economics is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 31,150 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general economics programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s general economics degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 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 University of Arizona are $33,399.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 1 doctorate’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 7 doctorate’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 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 more than $110k 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 University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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 #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general economics degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 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 Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

Read more about General Economics at Texas A&M College Station

#6

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#8 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general economics degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Rice University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general economics students in 2019-2020.

Rice also made our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913.

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#4 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also took the #4 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 SMU are $47,478.

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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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