2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics in Tennessee (With Aid)

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 Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Tennessee, there were 478 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,633 and $20,232 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great economics programs and 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 economics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee doctor’s degree economics students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics in Tennessee (With Aid)

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s economics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our tennessee doctor’s degree economics students with aid list, Vanderbilt has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Economics at Vanderbilt University

#2

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$26,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. Located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s economics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our tennessee doctor’s degree economics students with aid list, Middle Tennessee State University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Middle Tennessee State University are $26,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Economics at Middle Tennessee State University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (With Aid)

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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