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2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 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” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general economics programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

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

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics in the Southwest Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 1 doctorate’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.

Read full report on General Economics at Texas A&M University - College Station

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s general economics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree general economics students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #7 rank 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 Texas Tech are $17,530.

Read full report on General Economics at Texas Tech University

#3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. 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.

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. 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

#5 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 Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Richardson, 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.

UT Dallas also took the #5 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 The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610.

Full The University of Texas at Dallas General Economics Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s general economics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree general economics students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 11 doctorate’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Arizona General Economics Report

#7

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Rice University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice also made our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rice University General Economics Report

#4 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general economics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree general economics students list, SMU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SMU General Economics Report

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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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