2023 Most Popular Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Economics Doctor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, economics was ranked #42 in the country. In fact 6,173 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Economics program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for economics majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Economics Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the most popular school in the Southwest Region for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in economics at UT Austin, 64% are male and 36% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.
Women make up 11% of the economics majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 7 students majoring in economics at ASU - Tempe, 71% are male and 29% are female.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
Of the 6 students majoring in economics at University of Arizona, 50% are male and 50% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the city of Richardson.
Of the 6 students majoring in economics at UT Dallas, 67% are male and 33% are female.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a great place for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norman.
About 17% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 83% are male.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
Of the 5 students majoring in economics at Texas A&M College Station, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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Texas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 20% of the economics majors at the school.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.
About 25% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 75% are male.
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Rice University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 33% of the economics majors at the school.
Best Economics Colleges by State
Explore the best economics colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 350 |
Arizona | 48 |
Oklahoma | 19 |
New Mexico | 30 |
Economics Related Majors
Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Economics
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 12 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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