2022 Best Value Colleges for Applied Economics in Texas (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Applied Economics Schools in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Texas, there were 28 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Applied Economics Schools in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the applied 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 Applied Economics Schools in Texas For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Applied Economics Schools in Texas For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Applied Economics in Texas (With Aid)

#1

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$12,838 Average Net Price

$46,964 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Applied Economics Schools in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 24 ’s applied economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Applied Economics Schools in Texas” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston is $12,838 for Texas Applied Economics students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Applied Economics at UH

#2

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$36,222 Average Net Price

$54,535 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Economics Schools in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified ’s applied economics students in 2019-2020.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Applied Economics Schools in Texas” list. It costs about $36,222 for Texas Applied Economics students with aid per year to attend Southern Methodist University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Applied Economics at Southern Methodist University

• Best Value Colleges for Applied Economics in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Colleges for Applied Economics (With Aid)

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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