2023 Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Economics Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for economics students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.
UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.
UH also claimed a spot on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #5 for overall quality for economics in the Southwest Region .
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.
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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 . Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
Rice graduate students pay an average of $49,941 in tuition and fees each year.
Rice also took the #1 spot in our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree economics programs. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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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. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 a 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. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.
SMU graduate students pay an average of $35,802 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, SMU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree economics programs. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Dallas are $29,252 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UT Dallas also is in the top 15% of our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 per year.
Request InformationBest Economics Colleges by State
Explore the best economics colleges 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 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to pixabay.
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