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2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

5 Ranked Colleges
12 Degrees Awarded
$33,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate in Texas” 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics in Texas

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Texas 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.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree general economics students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Economics Doctor’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 Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s general economics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #5 spot on the list. SMU is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 1 doctorate’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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