2025 Best Applied Economics Schools in the Southwest Region
3Colleges in the Southwest Region
38Applied Economics Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in applied economics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #534 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Applied Economics Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 38 degrees in applied economics to qualified students.
The applied economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Applied Economics rankings. We derive our Best Overall Applied Economics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 the Best Applied Economics Schools in the Southwest Region.
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Best Schools for Applied Economics in the Southwest Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the applied economics degree levels they offer.
Southern Methodist University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in applied economics. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 1 applied economics students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Arizona is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in applied economics. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 applied economics students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Houston is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in applied economics. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 24 applied economics students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The applied economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Applied Economics rankings. We derive our Best Overall Applied Economics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
