2027 Best Political Economy Schools in Tennessee
Political Economy is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for political economy students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Political Economy in Tennessee
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the political economy degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Political Economy
Our analysis ranked Rhodes College the best school in the country for a degree in political economy. This small private not-for-profit university is located in the city of Memphis. Roughly 84% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 12 political economy students who graduated with this degree at Rhodes College in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, political economy degree recipients from Rhodes College generally make around $35,537. Students borrow a median of $26,500 to complete this degree.
See the full political economy program report for Rhodes College
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.