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2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k

2 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$31,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Economics is the 18th most popular major in the country with 48,831 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,295 and had an average of $21,978 in loans still to pay off.

Across Ohio, there were 1,215 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,560 and $23,710 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,438 and $112,790 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality economics programs that also have a lower cost than 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 economics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio doctor’s degree economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $0-$30k) in Ohio

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 8 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141.

Read more about Economics at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 1 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Economics at UC

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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