2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics (Income $48-$75k) in Iowa

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 general economics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics (Income $48-$75k) in Iowa

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 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 University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#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 $48-$75k 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 made our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics (Income $48-$75k)

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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