2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 31,150 people earned their degree in general economics, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States.

Across Iowa, there were 330 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general economics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general economics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa doctor’s degree general economics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics (Income $30-$48k) in Iowa

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Economics at Iowa State University

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa General Economics Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics (Income $30-$48k)

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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