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 reviewed 3 schools in Idaho to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of economics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 63 degrees in economics during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of economics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The economics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Economics Schools in Idaho.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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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.
Any student pursuing a degree in economics needs to take a look at Boise State University. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #526 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boise State is a great university overall.
There were about 18 economics students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in economics needs to check out Brigham Young University - Idaho. Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were about 19 economics students who graduated with this degree at BYU - I in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in economics has to take a look at Idaho State University. ISU is a large public university located in the small city of Pocatello. This university ranks 5th out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were approximately 12 economics students who graduated with this degree at ISU in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Your choice of economics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
