by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 2,050 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,347 and $21,716 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 18 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in economics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their economics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree economics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Idaho. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public school situated in Twin Falls, Idaho. It awarded 6 associates’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Casper College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Casper, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s economics degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Snow College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This medium-sized school is located in Ephraim, Utah, and it awarded 2 associates’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salt Lake Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Salt Lake Community College is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 7 associates’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Wyoming Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. WWCC is a small school located in Rock Springs, Wyoming that handed out 0 associates’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Wyoming College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Torrington, Wyoming, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s economics students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Laramie County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Economics Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Laramie County Community College is a small public school situated in Cheyenne, Wyoming. It awarded 0 associates’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
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