2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics in Michigan

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan” ranking.

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

Across Michigan, there were 1,223 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,785 and $113,051 respectively.

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 Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics in Michigan

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general economics students in 2019-2020.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor General Economics Report

#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$37,215 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan list. Wayne State is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 7 doctorate’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wayne State University General Economics Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics

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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