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 General Economics Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Economics is the 29th most popular major in the country with 28,837 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,215 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended General Economics Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general economics. To top this list, a school must have a successful general economics program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The general 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 General Economics Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended General Economics Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Economics Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 9 masters’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Economics Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 3 masters’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Economics at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Economics Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 1 masters’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Economics at Iowa State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Economics Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 154 masters’s general economics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Economics at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended General Economics Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #4 spot on the list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general economics degrees to 97 students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
