2022 Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Applied Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 652 people earned their degree in applied economics, making the major the 497th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 58 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent applied economics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the applied economics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The applied 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 Applied Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree applied economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s applied economics degrees to qualified students.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Applied Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121.

Full Oregon State Applied Economics Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics (Income $75-$110k)

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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