2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Arkansas

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Arkansas” 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 Arkansas, there were 95 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,900 and $25,750 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,188 and $113,908 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality economics programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Arkansas” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Arkansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Arkansas.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s economics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, 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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