2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics in the Southwest Region
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Southwest Region” 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 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.
For this year’s “Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 10 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.
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 Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree economics students.
Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 11 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s economics degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s economics students in 2019-2020.
UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s economics students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s economics students in 2019-2020.
UNM also made our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s economics degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.
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With a ranking of #6, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s economics students in 2019-2020.
UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610.
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. 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.
University of Arizona also took the #3 spot in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Rice University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 5 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.
Rice also took 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.
Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region 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 took the #4 spot in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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- *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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