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2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
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$30,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Economics is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 31,150 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,387 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general 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 general economics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Rice University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913.

Full Rice General Economics Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Arizona General Economics Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general economics students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general economics degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree general economics students whose families make $75-$110k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general economics degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

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#6

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#8 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general economics degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890.

Full UNM General Economics Report

#3 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.

Read more about General Economics at Texas A&M University - College Station

#4 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general economics students in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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