by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended General Economics Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 28,837 people earned their degree in general economics, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States.
Across Wisconsin, there were 890 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 0 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,134 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended General Economics Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general economics. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general economics.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended General Economics Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s” 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 wisconsin master’s degree general economics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Economics Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 46 diplomas to qualified masters’s general economics students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended General Economics Major in Wisconsin for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 624 masters’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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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