by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Applied Economics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Applied Economics is the 534th most popular major in the country with 618 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 94 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Applied Economics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in applied economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular applied economics programs in the United States.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The applied economics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Applied Economics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Applied Economics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Economics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Ohio, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s applied economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Applied Economics Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Applied Economics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Akron Main Campus Applied Economics Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Applied Economics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #3 spot on the list. DePaul University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
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