2024 Best Economics Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

If you plan on getting your master's degree in economics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #41 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Economics Master's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 35 master's degrees in economics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on economics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other economics students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt economics students go into to obtain their master'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 schools for economics students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The 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 the Best Economics Master's Degree Schools in Arizona.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Economics in Arizona

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in economics.

Top Arizona Schools for a Master's in Economics

1

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

33 Annual Graduates

University of Arizona is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in economics. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in economics from University of Arizona

2

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

2 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Arizona State University - Tempe if you wish to pursue a master's degree in economics. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tempe.More information about a master’s in economics from Arizona State University - Tempe

Best Economics Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Economics Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	235	308
Oklahoma	153	13
New Mexico	114	9

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Economics Related Rankings by Major

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

Economics Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	22
General Economics	7
Development Economics & International Development	6

Majors Similar to Economics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
International Relations & National Security	134
Sociology	93
Geography & Cartography	64
Anthropology	24
Political Science & Government	8
General Social Sciences	2

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.