by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 409 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Economics Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 25,066 degrees in general economics during the 2021-2022 academic year.
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Your choice of general economics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general economics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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The schools below may not offer all types of general economics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general economics. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.More information about a degree in general economics from University of Pennsylvania
Northwestern University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general economics. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.
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Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general economics. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were about 33 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.
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Rice University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in general economics. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.
There were about 71 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent year we have data available.
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Vanderbilt University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general economics. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were about 10 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.
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Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were approximately 20 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.
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Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were about 55 general economics students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were approximately 147 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.
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Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.More information about a degree in general economics from Georgetown University
WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 general economics students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available.
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NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 36 general economics students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were about 634 general economics students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.
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UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were approximately 551 general economics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
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Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 384 general economics students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.
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Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 8th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 19 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 11 general economics students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
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UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign. This university ranks 3rd out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 287 general economics students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.
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UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. This university ranks 1st out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 129 general economics students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 305 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the large suburb of Swarthmore, Swarthmore is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 3rd out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 79 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Swarthmore in the most recent data year.
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Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the city of College Station. This university ranks 3rd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 294 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.
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Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 348 general economics students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year.
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Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were about 35 general economics students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were approximately 71 general economics students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.
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SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Dallas. This university ranks 4th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 160 general economics students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available.
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This section shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best General Economics Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 409 different United States general economics schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Utah State University | Logan, UT |
| 51 | Binghamton University | Vestal, NY |
| 52 | American University | Washington, DC |
| 53 | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, CO |
| 54 | Miami University - Oxford | Oxford, OH |
| 55 | Indiana University - Bloomington | Bloomington, IN |
| 56 | Brigham Young University - Provo | Provo, UT |
| 57 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
| 58 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA |
| 59 | Claremont Graduate University | Claremont, CA |
| 59 | College of the Holy Cross | Worcester, MA |
| 60 | Providence College | Providence, RI |
| 61 | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| 63 | Fordham University | Bronx, NY |
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Economics Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS |
| 63 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL |
| 64 | Smith College | Northampton, MA |
| 65 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 66 | George Mason University | Fairfax, VA |
| 67 | University of St Thomas Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN |
| 68 | University of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA |
| 69 | Connecticut College | New London, CT |
| 70 | San Diego State University | San Diego, CA |
| 71 | The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 72 | University of Oregon | Eugene, OR |
| 73 | University of Missouri - Columbia | Columbia, MO |
| 74 | Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI |
| 75 | Trinity University | San Antonio, TX |
| 76 | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 77 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
| 78 | Kenyon College | Gambier, OH |
| 79 | Arizona State University - Tempe | Tempe, AZ |
| 80 | University of South Florida - Main Campus | Tampa, FL |
| 81 | Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, NY |
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General Economics is one of 5 different types of Economics programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 21,078 |
| Applied Economics | 550 |
| Development Economics & International Development | 535 |
| International Economics | 305 |
| Other Economics | 275 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.
