2027 Best Applied Economics Schools in Pennsylvania
Applied Economics degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. The schools below stand out for the quality of their applied economics programs.
For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for applied economics students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Applied Economics in Pennsylvania
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the applied economics degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Applied Economics
Leading the list is Ursinus College, our #1 school for applied economics. Set in the suburb of Collegeville, Ursinus College is a small private not-for-profit institution. About 73% of students finish within six years. Ursinus College awarded about 30 applied economics degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their applied economics degree from Ursinus College earn around $52,496 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
