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2023 Best Value Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$34,176 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Doctor's Degree School for You

Economics is the #65 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 181 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for economics students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the economics doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Economics

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UPenn are $42,932 a year.

UPenn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $18,278 per year.

Full Economics at Temple University Report

#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Carnegie Mellon University is a great value for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 per year.

Carnegie Mellon also made our Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Economics at Carnegie Mellon University

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in Pennsylvania. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt are $25,248 per year.

Full Economics at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Drexel graduate students pay an average of $37,074 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Economics at Drexel University Report

Best Value Economics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 688
Maryland 388
New Jersey 82
District of Columbia 270
Delaware 42

One of 12 majors within the area of study, economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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