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2023 Best Value Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$23,144 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Doctor's Degree School for You

With 350 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, economics is the #43 most popular major in Texas.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Texas 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.

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 Texas

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

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Economics

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $12,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin also took the #3 spot in our Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas rankings.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in Texas. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas Tech are $9,518 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $10,733 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #4 for overall quality for economics in Texas.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

UH graduate students pay an average of $9,727 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UH also did well on our Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

UT Dallas graduate students pay an average of $15,088 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Rice graduate students pay an average of $49,941 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Rice also took the #1 spot in our Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas rankings.

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With a ranking of #7, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

SMU graduate students pay an average of $35,802 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SMU also is in the top 15% of our Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.

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Best Value Economics Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 48
Oklahoma 19
New Mexico 30

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 7 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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