2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Economics in the Southwest Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 89 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in general economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general economics programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Economics in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general economics degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Economics Master’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 North Texas are $15,618.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 20 masters’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.
UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Economics Master’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 Tech are $17,530.
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 #4 for the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 10 masters’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general economics degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
UT Dallas also made our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. 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.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 3 masters’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.
NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 5 masters’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree general economics students list, UTSA has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Arizona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 8 masters’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #10, Rice University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general economics degrees to 2 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Southern Methodist University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. SMU is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.
SMU also made our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. 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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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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