by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Economics Major in Kentucky” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Economics is the 29th most popular major in the country with 28,837 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Kentucky, there were 121 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,023 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Economics Major in Kentucky” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general economics. That schools that top this list have a program in general economics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Economics Major in Kentucky” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky master’s degree general economics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Economics Major in Kentucky list. Murray State University is a public institution located in Murray, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Economics Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #2 spot on the list. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 masters’s general economics degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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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