2024 Best Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

If you pursue a doctor's degree in economics, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #24 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 24 doctor's degrees in economics to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to economics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other economics students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt economics students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized economics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for economics students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Economics Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Economics in Connecticut

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for economics students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Connecticut Schools for a Doctorate in Economics

1

Yale University
New Haven, CT

20 Annual Graduates

Yale University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in economics. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of New Haven.More information about a doctorate in economics from Yale University

2

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

4 Annual Graduates

University of Connecticut is a good choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in economics. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Storrs.More information about a doctorate in economics from University of Connecticut

Best Economics Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Economics Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	153	116
Rhode Island	78	15
New Hampshire	47	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Economics

One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Economics Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	20
General Economics	4

Majors Similar to Economics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government	15
Sociology	14
Anthropology	12
Geography & Cartography	3

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to pixabay. More about our data sources and methodologies.