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2023 Best Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Economics Doctor's Degree School for You

Economics is the #42 most popular major in the country with 6,173 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Economics Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Economics Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our analysis found Yale University to be the best school for economics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in the New England Region . Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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Northeastern University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree economics programs. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree economics programs. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #8 on this year’s Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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University of Connecticut landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree economics programs. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best economics schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 701
Connecticut 85
Rhode Island 34
New Hampshire 27
Maine 9
Vermont 6

One of 12 majors within the area of study, economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 13 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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