by our College Data Analytics TeamEconomics is offered at a wide range of schools. This ranking identifies the schools that graduate the most economics students each year.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 31 schools in Illinois offering economics.
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Below are the schools that graduate the most economics students in Illinois.
The most popular school in the country for economics students is University Of Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, University Of Chicago is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 698 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Read the full economics report for University Of Chicago
University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign ranks #2 for economics by yearly graduations. University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public school located in the city of Champaign. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 386 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
Northwestern University ranks #3 for economics by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Evanston, Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution. Northwestern University graduated around 341 economics students in the most recent data year. Get the full economics details for Northwestern University
University Of Illinois At Chicago ranks #4 for economics by yearly graduations. University Of Illinois At Chicago is a public school located in the city of Chicago. University Of Illinois At Chicago graduated around 66 economics students in the most recent data year. Read the full economics report for University Of Illinois At Chicago
Illinois State University is one of the most popular economics schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Set in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 40 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Read the full economics report for Illinois State University
Depaul University ranked #6 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Located in the city of Chicago, Depaul University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 39 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Read the full economics report for Depaul University
Wheaton College Illinois ranked #7 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wheaton. This school awarded about 29 economics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for Wheaton College Illinois
Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #8 spot among the most popular economics schools. Set in the town of Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public institution. Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduated around 27 economics students in the most recent data year. Read the full economics report for Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Northern Illinois University placed #9 for economics by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, Northern Illinois University is a public university. This school awarded about 25 economics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for Northern Illinois University
Loyola University Chicago ranked #10 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Set in the city of Chicago, Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 20 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Read the full economics report for Loyola University Chicago
Lake Forest College comes in at #11 for economics this year. Lake Forest College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lake Forest. This school awarded about 19 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Lake Forest College
Western Illinois University landed the #12 spot among the most popular economics schools. Set in the town of Macomb, Western Illinois University is a public institution. Western Illinois University graduated around 14 economics students in the most recent data year. Read the full economics report for Western Illinois University
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #13 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a public university. This school awarded about 11 economics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Olivet Nazarene University landed the #14 spot among the most popular economics schools. Olivet Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais. This school awarded about 10 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Olivet Nazarene University
Mckendree University ranked #15 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Set in the suburb of Lebanon, Mckendree University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 9 economics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for Mckendree University
Northeastern Illinois University placed #16 for economics by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 8 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Read the full economics report for Northeastern Illinois University
North Central College landed the #17 spot among the most popular economics schools. North Central College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Naperville. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 7 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Get the full economics details for North Central College
Dominican University ranked #18 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Dominican University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 6 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Read the full economics report for Dominican University
Illinois Wesleyan University comes in at #19 for economics this year. Illinois Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bloomington. This school awarded about 4 economics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for Illinois Wesleyan University
Principia College ranked #20 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Set in the rural area of Elsah, Principia College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 4 economics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for Principia College
Rockford College landed the #21 spot among the most popular economics schools. Set in the city of Rockford, Rockford College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 4 economics degrees in the most recent year. See more about economics at Rockford College
Eastern Illinois University ranked #22 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Eastern Illinois University is a public school located in the town of Charleston. This school awarded about 3 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Eastern Illinois University
Elmhurst College comes in at #23 for economics this year. Elmhurst College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elmhurst. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 3 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Get the full economics details for Elmhurst College
Illinois College ranked #24 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Located in the town of Jacksonville, Illinois College is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 3 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Get the full economics details for Illinois College
Knox College placed #25 for economics by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Galesburg, Knox College is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 3 economics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for Knox College
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This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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