2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region
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Economics is the 18th most popular major in the country with 48,831 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 379 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree 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.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree economics students.
Top 13 Best Value Master’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 Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 109 masters’s economics degrees to qualified students.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Economics Master’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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s economics students in 2019-2020.
UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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 Master’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 44 masters’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.
UH also took the #8 spot in our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 55 masters’s economics degrees to qualified students.
UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Economics Master’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.
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 29 masters’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 17 masters’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Dallas also made our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s economics degrees to qualified students.
UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s economics degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe also took the #10 spot in our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048.
The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s economics students in 2019-2020.
UTSA also took the #13 spot in our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Arizona landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 31 masters’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree economics students list, University of Arizona has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Economics Master’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.
With a ranking of #12, Rice University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s economics degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
Rice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #13, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 18 degrees to qualified masters’s economics students in 2019-2020.
SMU also made our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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- 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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