2023 Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree School for You
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for economics students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Economics Master's Degree Colleges.
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Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in the Southwest Region for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin also made our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for economics students working on their master’s degree. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.
UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UH is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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 master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.
UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Rice University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rice are $49,941 per year.
Rice not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Texas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
With a ranking of #7, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for economics students working on their master’s degree. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 per year.
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Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for economics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SMU are $35,802 a year.
SMU also claimed a spot on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree economics programs. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Dallas are $29,252 a year.
UT Dallas excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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With a ranking of #10, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best value schools for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 a year.
Read full report on Economics at Arizona State University - Tempe
Best Economics Colleges by State
Explore the best economics colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 350 |
| Arizona | 48 |
| Oklahoma | 19 |
| New Mexico | 30 |
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Economics Related Majors for Economics
Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 15 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).
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