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2023 Best Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Economics Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 193 degrees and certificates were awarded to economics students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #32 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina

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

Top North Carolina Schools for a Doctorate in Economics

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for economics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in North Carolina. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Full Economics at North Carolina State University Report

Best Economics Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Economics Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 128
Florida 110
Georgia 123
Tennessee 71
Kentucky 20
Louisiana 20
Alabama 38
South Carolina 29
Mississippi 14
Arkansas 14
West Virginia 8

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 3 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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