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2023 Best Value Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

17 Colleges
$28,764 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,696 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Bachelor's Degree School for You

Economics is the #27 most popular major in Texas with 2,206 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Texas 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.

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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas

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

Top 10 Best Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in Texas for economics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $11,752 per 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 took the #2 spot in our Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas rankings.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for economics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $12,204 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, economics majors at Texas A&M College Station accumulate an average of around $19,812 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $254.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

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#3

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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

UH undergraduate students pay an average of $9,699 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, economics majors at UH accumulate an average of around $21,826 in student debt.

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

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 17 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $11,852 per 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 also claimed a spot on our Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Out of the 17 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.

UT Rio Grande Valley undergraduate students pay an average of $9,541 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of North Texas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

UNT undergraduate students pay an average of $11,090 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 #7, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for economics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SFASU are $10,600 a year.

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#8

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas State are $11,135 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, economics graduates from Texas State carry an average student debtload of $21,309.

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The University of Texas at Dallas 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 #9 on the list. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Dallas are $14,564 a year. The average amount in student loans that economics majors at UT Dallas take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,092.

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree economics programs. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UT Arlington undergraduate students pay an average of $11,727 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, economics graduates from UT Arlington take out $24,838 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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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 504
Oklahoma 145
New Mexico 93

Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar 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 17 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.

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