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2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Texas

7 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$29,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master's in Texas

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in Texas” ranking.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 63 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree general economics students.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Economics in Texas

#1

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Texas. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general economics degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Texas. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 12 masters’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s general economics students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#6 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 #4 for the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Texas. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Economics Master’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 Tech University are $17,530.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #5 spot on the list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general economics degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807.

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#6

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Rice University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking. 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.

Rice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913.

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#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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