2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics in Louisiana (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Louisiana, there were 165 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,100 and $41,147 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,594 and $127,014 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana doctor’s degree economics students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics in Louisiana (With Aid)

#1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Economics at Louisiana State University

#2

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$61,176 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid. Tulane is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176.

Read full report on Economics at Tulane University of Louisiana

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (With Aid)

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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