When it comes to popularity, a doctor's degree in other economics sits in the middle of the road, ranking #464 out of 862 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Other Economics Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 10 doctor's degrees in other economics to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Other Economics School for Your Doctor's Degree
Your choice of other economics for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality other economics program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to other economics students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - How many other other economics students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other economics related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for other economics students working on their doctor's degree.
The other economics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Other Economics Doctor's Degree Schools.
Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Other Economics in the United States
Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for other economics students seeking a a doctor's degree.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).