2023 Best Value Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Economics Bachelor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, economics was ranked #19 in the country. In fact 49,055 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor'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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for economics students working on their bachelor’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 a year. Economics majors at ASU - Skysong take out an average of $23,374 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $324.
ASU - Skysong excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Rice University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in the Southwest Region . Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rice are $52,895 a year. On average, economics graduates from Rice take out $13,776 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Rice did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $21,891 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, economics majors at UH accumulate an average of around $21,826 in student debt.
UH also claimed a spot on our Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edmond.
UCO undergraduate students pay an average of $18,917 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 25 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Oklahoma are $25,116 per year. On average, economics graduates from University of Oklahoma take out $21,966 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Oklahoma also did well on our Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of North Texas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree economics programs. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNT are $20,906 per year. Economics majors at UNT take out an average of $21,349 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for economics students working on their bachelor’s degree. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
OSU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,764 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, OSU also did well on our Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for economics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas Tech are $24,121 a year. Economics majors at Texas Tech take out an average of $27,023 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $355, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the city of Edinburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $19,333 per year.
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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for economics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year. On average, economics graduates from UT Austin take out $20,017 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $206.
UT Austin also made our Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.
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Explore the best economics schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2,206 |
| Arizona | 504 |
| Oklahoma | 145 |
| New Mexico | 93 |
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Majors Related to Economics
One of 12 majors within the area of study, economics has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Economics
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 49,282 |
| Sociology | 38,475 |
| General Social Sciences | 18,997 |
| International Relations & National Security | 14,306 |
| Anthropology | 11,415 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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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