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. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Economics Major in North Dakota for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 North Dakota, there were 41 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,653 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,776 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Economics Major in North Dakota 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.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Economics Major in North Dakota for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for north dakota master’s degree economics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Economics Major in North Dakota for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 15 masters’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Economics Major in North Dakota for a Master’s. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 2 masters’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Economics Report
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