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2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$33,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

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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 Far Western US region, there were 6,772 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 6 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.

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

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree general economics students.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also made our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US 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 UCLA are $28,131.

Full University of California - Los Angeles General Economics Report

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general economics students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561.

Full Wazzu General Economics Report

#3

Claremont Graduate University

Claremont, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Claremont Graduate University landed the #3 spot on the list. Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Claremont, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Claremont Graduate University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Claremont Graduate University are $36,380, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Claremont Graduate University General Economics Report

#4

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Oregon is a large school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 7 doctorate’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree general economics students list, UO has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UO General Economics Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the #5 spot on the list. University of California - Riverside is a large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 10 doctorate’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree general economics students list, UCR has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCR General Economics Report

#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

University of Southern California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general economics degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Southern California General Economics Report

#7 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 3 doctorate’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also made our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550.

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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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