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2023 Best Value Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$22,593 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 97 degrees and certificates were awarded to economics students who went to a Indiana college or university. This makes it the #62 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for economics students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for economics majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Economics

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Indiana. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

Purdue graduate students pay an average of $9,992 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Purdue not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

Read full report on Economics at Purdue University - Main Campus

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in Indiana. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IU Bloomington are $11,329 a year.

IU Bloomington did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

Full Economics at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great value for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUPUI are $10,389 per year.

Full Economics at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

#4

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Out of the 4 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Notre Dame are $58,662 a year.

Notre Dame did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

Full Economics at University of Notre Dame Report

Best Value Economics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Economics Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 231
Illinois 384
Ohio 199
Wisconsin 265

Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Economics

Related Major Annual Graduates
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to pixabay.

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