2024 Best Economics Schools
499
Colleges in the United States
49,055
Economics Degrees Awarded
$48,736
Avg Early-Career Salary
Economics is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #19 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 499 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Economics Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 49,055 degrees in economics to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Economics School
The economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Economics rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for economics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Economics Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Economics Schools list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Economics in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the economics degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
25 Top Schools in Economics
It is hard to beat University of Chicago if you wish to pursue a degree in economics. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,238 colleges nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.
There were approximately 626 economics students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available. Economics degree recipients from University of Chicago earn a boost of approximately $33,828 above the average earnings of economics graduates.
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Every student pursuing a degree in economics needs to take a look at Northwestern University. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,238 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 402 economics students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year. Those economics students who get their degree from Northwestern University make $22,752 more than the standard economics graduate.
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Every student pursuing a degree in economics needs to take a look at University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,238 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were about 273 economics students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available. Those economics students who get their degree from University of Pennsylvania earn $23,462 more than the average economics student.
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Johns Hopkins University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in economics. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were about 417 economics students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the economics major at Johns Hopkins University make $33,543 above the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of New Haven. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,238 schools nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were roughly 247 economics students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the economics degree program at Yale University get $38,430 above the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,238 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were about 256 economics students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year. Economics degree recipients from Duke University earn a boost of about $45,963 over the typical earnings of economics majors.
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Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 1st out of 116 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 132 economics students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the economics major at Rice University make $39,253 above the average graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
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Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,238 colleges nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.
There were roughly 267 economics students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available. Economics degree recipients from Harvard University earn a boost of around $40,779 over the average income of economics graduates.
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Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 272 economics students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the economics program at Vanderbilt University earn $24,005 more than the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,238 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were roughly 808 economics students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the economics degree program at University of California - Berkeley get $22,594 above the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. This university ranks 1st out of 143 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 458 economics students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the economics major at Columbia University in the City of New York make $25,166 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,238 colleges nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were about 116.00000000000001 economics students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the economics program at Stanford University get $11,739 more than the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. This university ranks 6th out of 170 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 884 economics students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the economics degree program at University of California - Los Angeles get $4,005 above the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Notre Dame. This university ranks 1st out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 260 economics students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the economics major at University of Notre Dame make $20,334 more than the typical graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,238 colleges nationwide means Princeton is a great university overall.
There were approximately 140 economics students who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent year we have data available. Those economics students who get their degree from Princeton University earn $33,225 more than the standard economics grad.
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Claremont McKenna is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Claremont. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,238 colleges nationwide means Claremont McKenna is a great college overall.
There were about 116 economics students who graduated with this degree at Claremont McKenna in the most recent year we have data available. Economics degree recipients from Claremont McKenna College receive an earnings boost of approximately $46,830 over the typical income of economics graduates.
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Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Providence. This university ranks 1st out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were approximately 214 economics students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year. Economics degree recipients from Brown University get an earnings boost of about $15,292 over the average income of economics majors.
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Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. This university ranks 1st out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were about 265 economics students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available. Those economics students who get their degree from Georgetown University earn $19,856 more than the typical economics student.
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Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 1st out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were roughly 174 economics students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent data year. Those economics students who get their degree from Dartmouth College receive $36,333 more than the standard economics grad.
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Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 143 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 236.99999999999997 economics students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available. Those economics students who get their degree from Cornell University receive $20,680 more than the typical economics graduate.
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Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 728 economics students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available. Those economics students who get their degree from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor receive $13,288 more than the standard economics student.
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Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,238 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 357 economics students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the economics degree program at University of Southern California earn $6,101 more than the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,238 colleges nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.
There were approximately 76 economics students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year. Those economics students who get their degree from Carnegie Mellon University receive $29,452 more than the typical economics student.
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WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. This university ranks 1st out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 110 economics students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year. Those economics students who get their degree from Washington University in St Louis make $12,855 more than the typical economics grad.
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Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta. This university ranks 2nd out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 167 economics students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available. Those economics students who get their degree from Emory University make $6,322 more than the standard economics student.
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