by our College Data Analytics TeamEconomics is a popular field of study at colleges across the country. This ranking identifies the schools that graduate the most economics students each year.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 12 schools in Kentucky offering economics.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for economics majors in Kentucky, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
No school graduates more economics students than Centre College this year. Set in the town of Danville, Centre College is a private not-for-profit institution. Centre College graduated around 47 economics students in the most recent data year. Read the full economics report for Centre College
A rank of #2 makes University Of Kentucky one of the most popular schools for economics. University Of Kentucky is a public school located in the city of Lexington. University Of Kentucky graduated around 31 economics students in the most recent data year. Read the full economics report for University Of Kentucky
Western Kentucky University came in at #3 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Set in the city of Bowling Green, Western Kentucky University is a public institution. Western Kentucky University graduated around 22 economics students in the most recent data year. Get the full economics details for Western Kentucky University
Northern Kentucky University is one of the most popular economics schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Northern Kentucky University is a public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights. Northern Kentucky University graduated around 15 economics students in the most recent data year. Read the full economics report for Northern Kentucky University
University Of Louisville ranks #5 for economics by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Louisville, University Of Louisville is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 12 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at University Of Louisville
Murray State University placed #6 for economics by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 9 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at Murray State University
Bellarmine University ranked #7 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Located in the city of Louisville, Bellarmine University is a private not-for-profit university. Bellarmine University graduated around 5 economics students in the most recent data year. Read the full economics report for Bellarmine University
Berea College landed the #8 spot among the most popular economics schools. Located in the town of Berea, Berea College is a private not-for-profit university. Berea College graduated around 4 economics students in the most recent data year. Get the full economics details for Berea College
Georgetown College landed the #9 spot among the most popular economics schools. Set in the town of Georgetown, Georgetown 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 Georgetown College
Transylvania University placed #10 for economics by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Lexington, Transylvania University is a private not-for-profit institution. Transylvania University graduated around 2 economics students in the most recent data year. See more about economics at Transylvania University
Campbellsville University ranked #11 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Set in the town of Campbellsville, Campbellsville University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at Campbellsville University
Thomas More College landed the #12 spot among the most popular economics schools. Set in the suburb of Crestview Hills, Thomas More College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at Thomas More College
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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.