2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland 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 Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 48,831 people earned their degree in economics, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States. 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 Maryland, there were 1,417 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,757 and $22,018 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,340 and $104,765 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality economics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the economics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

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

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #1 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is a large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 6 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Economics at Johns Hopkins University

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s economics students in 2019-2020.

UMCP also took the #1 spot in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Economics at University of Maryland - College Park

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $0-$30k)

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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