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2022 Best Value Colleges for Political Economy (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

1 Ranked Colleges
13 Degrees Awarded
$7,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Political Economy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Political Economy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Political Economy is the 685th most popular major in the country with 333 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 13 political economy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great political economy programs and cost less that 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 political economy program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The political economy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Political Economy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Political Economy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Political Economy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Political Economy (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Political Economy Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 13 ’s political economy degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Political Economy Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $7,044 for Southwest Region Political Economy students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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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