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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
81 Degrees Awarded
$29,500 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Applied Economics Major in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Economics Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 618 people earned their degree in applied economics, making the major the 534th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 105 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 81 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Economics Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in applied economics. That schools that top this list have a program in applied economics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Economics Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree applied economics students.

Top 5 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics in the Plains States Region

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University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Economics Major in the Plains States Region list. Cedar Falls, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied economics degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Applied Economics at University of Northern Iowa

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Economics Major in the Plains States Region. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s applied economics degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full UMN Twin Cities Applied Economics Report

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St Catherine University
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Economics Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Catherine University landed the #3 spot on the list. St Catherine University is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s applied economics degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Applied Economics at St Catherine University

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Augsburg University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Augsburg University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Economics Major in the Plains States Region. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s applied economics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Full Augsburg Applied Economics Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The College of Saint Scholastica. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Economics Major in the Plains States Region. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s applied economics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Applied Economics at The College of Saint Scholastica

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