2023 Best Value Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Economics Doctor's Degree School for You
Economics is the #19 most popular major in the country with 49,055 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.
The Best Value Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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.
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Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $33,520 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Virginia also made our Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #3.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 per year.
UNC Chapel Hill excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clemson are $23,246 per year.
Clemson also claimed a spot on our Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great value for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $29,690 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NC State also is in the top 10% of our Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Duke are $59,141 a year.
Duke also made our Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #5.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for economics students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Georgia Tech are $31,334 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgia Tech is ranked #4 for overall quality for economics in the Southeast Region .
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Virginia Tech landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree economics programs. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,443 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Virginia Tech also did well on our Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #8, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Vanderbilt are $52,162 per year.
Vanderbilt also made our Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #2.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree economics programs. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population.
USF Tampa graduate students pay an average of $21,126 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, West Virginia University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WVU are $26,676 a year.
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Explore the best economics schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 642 |
| Virginia | 1,329 |
| North Carolina | 1,251 |
| Florida | 1,443 |
| Tennessee | 436 |
| Kentucky | 222 |
| South Carolina | 316 |
| Louisiana | 209 |
| Arkansas | 103 |
| Alabama | 107 |
| Mississippi | 63 |
| West Virginia | 42 |
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Economics Related Majors for Economics
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 23 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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