2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Managerial Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Business/Managerial Economics is the 110th most popular major in the country with 6,169 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, business/managerial economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,084 and had an average of $21,728 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 605 business/managerial economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,620 and $20,389 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 business/managerial economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent business/managerial 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 business/managerial 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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The managerial economics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Business/Managerial Economics (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$23,963 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Business/Managerial Economics (Income $0-$30k)

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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