2023 Best Economics Schools
Finding the Best Economics School for You
In 2020-2021, 6,173 people earned a degree or certificate in economics, making the major the #42 most popular in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Economics Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 203 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Economics Schools in the United States
Check out the economics programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 25 Top Schools in Economics
Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for economics students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The excellent programs at Rice University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Economics Schools list. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Teachers College at Columbia University is a great place for economics students. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Economics Schools list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
Colorado School of Mines landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best economics programs. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
With a ranking of #7, Yale University did quite well on this year’s best schools for economics students. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for economics students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Vanderbilt University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Economics Schools list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Harvard University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best economics programs. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Northwestern University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Economics Schools list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #12, University of Notre Dame did quite well on this year’s best schools for economics students. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #13, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for economics students. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for economics students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #15, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s best schools for economics students. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.
University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for economics students. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
University of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for economics students. It came in at #17 on the list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for economics students. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.
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Brown University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Economics Schools list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
With a ranking of #20, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for economics students. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
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Tufts University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Economics Schools list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Economics Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #23, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s best schools for economics students. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #24 on this year’s Best Economics Schools list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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Georgetown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for economics students. It came in at #25 on the list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
Rest of the Top Best Economics Schools
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Economics Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA |
| 32 | Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI |
| 33 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 34 | Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus | Atlanta, GA |
| 35 | University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD |
| 36 | Claremont Graduate University | Claremont, CA |
| 37 | University of California - Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA |
| 38 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 39 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 40 | University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND |
Economics by Region
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Economics Related Rankings by Major
Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Economics
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| International Relations & National Security | 5,010 |
| Political Science & Government | 2,664 |
| Geography & Cartography | 2,315 |
| Sociology | 1,907 |
| Anthropology | 1,446 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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