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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Economics is the 19th most popular major in the country with 49,055 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,736 and had an average of $22,046 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 6,916 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,027 and $23,639 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in economics. That schools that top this list have a program in economics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Great Lakes Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lansing Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Lansing, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s economics students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Owens Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Owens State Community College is located in Perrysburg, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s economics degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Michigan College landed the #3 spot on the list. NMC is a small school located in Traverse City, Michigan that handed out 0 associates’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alpena Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Alpena, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s economics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend James A Rhodes State College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Lima, Ohio, and it awarded 0 associates’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Terra State Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Fremont, Ohio, and it awarded 0 associates’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
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