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2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota For Those Making $48-$75k

1 Ranked Colleges
29 Degrees Awarded
$28,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 48,831 people earned their degree in economics, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,295 and had an average of $21,978 in loans still to pay off.

Across Minnesota, there were 891 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,580 and $22,420 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,467 and $103,128 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 economics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $48-$75k) in Minnesota

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 29 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Economics Report

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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