2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Applied Economics is the 497th most popular major in the country with 652 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 49 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in applied economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great applied economics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the applied economics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$18,689 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 24 masters’s applied economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree applied economics students whose families make $75-$110k list, UH has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Houston Applied Economics Report

#2

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

$47,478 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #2 spot on the list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s applied economics degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Applied Economics at Southern Methodist University

• Best Value Master’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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