by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Economics Major in Arizona for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Arizona, there were 505 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,926 and $21,833 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 35 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,654 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Economics Major in Arizona for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in economics. To top this list, a school must have a successful economics program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Economics Major in Arizona for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Economics Major in Arizona for a Master’s”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Economics Major in Arizona for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 33 masters’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Economics Major in Arizona for a Master’s. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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