2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics in South Carolina

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 South Carolina, there were 319 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,800 and $22,056 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics in South Carolina

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina list. Clemson is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246.

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#2

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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