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2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Economics in Illinois

6 Colleges in Illinois

95 Doctor's Degrees

Ranked #25 in popularity, economics is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for economics students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 95 doctor's degrees in economics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Economics School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in economics matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Economics in Illinois ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality economics program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for economics.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Economics in Illinois

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for economics students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Economics Students Working on Their Doctorate

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

37 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Chicago if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in economics. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in economics in Illinois.

There were about 37 economics students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.

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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

20 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northwestern University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in economics. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in economics in Illinois.

There were about 20 economics students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

15 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Illinois at Chicago if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in economics. UIC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chicago. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in economics in Illinois.

There were roughly 15 economics students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

15 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a popular decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in economics. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in economics in Illinois.

There were about 15 economics individuals who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in economics in Illinois.

There were roughly 6 economics individuals who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

NIU is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Dekalb. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for doctor's degrees in economics in Illinois.

There were roughly 2 economics individuals who graduated with this degree at NIU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Economics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	149	41
Ohio	144	11
Indiana	130	31
Wisconsin	104	33

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Economics is one of 12 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Economics Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	77
General Economics	18

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government	39
Sociology	37
Anthropology	32
Geography & Cartography	10
Criminology	5
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).
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