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2022 Best Value International Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value International Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value International Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

International Economics is the 661st most popular major in the country with 335 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 30 international economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international economics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the international 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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Best Value International Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Colleges for International Economics (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Trinity University

San Antonio, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Trinity University is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 ’s international economics degrees to qualified students.

Trinity U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best International Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Trinity U is $18,012 for southwest region international economics students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about International Economics at Trinity University

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

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 International Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 20 ’s international economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best International Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,421 for Southwest Region International Economics students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#3

Austin College

Sherman, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value International Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Sherman, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s international economics degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region international economics students whose families make $48-$75k list, Austin College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best International Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Austin College is $19,574 for southwest region international economics students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about International Economics at Austin College

#4

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value International Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas Christian University is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 ’s international economics degrees to qualified students.

TCU also made our “Best International Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for TCU is $29,929 for southwest region international economics students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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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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