Ranked #29 in popularity, general economics is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Utah to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general economics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 636 degrees in general economics during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The general economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Economics rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general economics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Economics Schools in Utah list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of general economics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Utah State University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in general economics. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 419 general economics students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year.
Brigham Young University - Provo is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general economics. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were about 174 general economics students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year.
Utah Valley University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general economics. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 5 general economics students who graduated with this degree at UVU 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 general economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Economics rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general economics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
