by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Applied Economics Major in the New England Region for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 618 people earned their degree in applied economics, making the major the 534th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 23 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Applied Economics Major in the New England Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in applied economics. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in applied economics.
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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 New England Region for a Master’s”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. 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 New England Region for a Master’s”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Applied Economics Major in the New England Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a fairly large public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 masters’s applied economics degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Applied Economics Major in the New England Region for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 2 masters’s applied economics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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