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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
82 Degrees Awarded
$29,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking.

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 Plains States region, there were 2,353 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,270 and $21,774 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 82 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in economics. 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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Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree economics students.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 29 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska 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 UNL, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s economics degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

University of Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s economics degrees to qualified students.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613.

Read more about Economics at University of Iowa

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s economics students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #6 spot in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 10 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, 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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