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2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
82 Degrees Awarded
$29,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region 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 the Plains States region, there were 2,353 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,270 and $21,774 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 82 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 13 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

Full Iowa State University Economics Report

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 29 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMN Twin Cities Economics Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s economics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Economics at University of Missouri - Columbia

#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s economics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree economics students with aid list, Iowa has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa Economics Report

#5

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s economics students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also made our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Economics at Washington University in St Louis

#7 in overall quality

University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Economics at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

Kansas State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. K -State is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 9 doctorate’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115.

Read full report on Economics at Kansas State University

#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

University of Kansas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s economics degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.

Read full report on Economics at University of Kansas

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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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