2024 Best Applied Economics Schools in the Plains States Region
3Colleges in the Plains States Region
105Applied Economics Degrees Awarded
Applied Economics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #534 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Applied Economics Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 105 degrees in applied economics during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The applied economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Applied Economics rankings. For our Best Overall Applied Economics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 the Best Applied Economics Schools in the Plains States Region.
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Best Schools for Applied Economics in the Plains States Region
The schools below may not offer all types of applied economics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Plains States Region Schools in Applied Economics
It is difficult to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a degree in applied economics. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 73 applied economics students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in applied economics has to check out University of Northern Iowa. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #199 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.
There were approximately 22 applied economics students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat St Catherine University if you wish to pursue a degree in applied economics. Located in the city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 16th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 4 applied economics students who graduated with this degree at St. Kate's in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Saint Cloud State University if you want to pursue a degree in applied economics. St. Cloud State University is a large public university located in the city of Saint Cloud. This university ranks 24th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 3 applied economics students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The applied economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Applied Economics rankings. For our Best Overall Applied Economics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
