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2022 Best Vallue Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

12 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$27,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Economics is the 18th most popular major in the country with 48,831 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Southwest region, there were 2,902 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,669 and $20,712 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 80 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great economics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the economics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree economics students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree economics students whose families make more than $110k list, University of Arizona has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 18 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 4 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also made our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. 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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#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#7 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 #5 for the Best Vallue Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree economics students whose families make more than $110k list, UH has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

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#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. 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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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Texas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree economics students whose families make more than $110k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” 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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#4 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #4 spot in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Economics at Texas A&M College Station

#9

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#9 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Vallue Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s economics students in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #9 spot in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#11

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Rice University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Rice is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s economics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Economics Doctor’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.

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#4 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #12. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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