2023 Best Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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The Best Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for economics majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Economics Schools
Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for economics students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The excellent programs at University of Notre Dame helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Out of the 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Marquette University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best economics programs. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
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Michigan State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best economics programs. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #10, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for economics students. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.
Best Economics Colleges by State
Explore the best economics schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 231 |
| Illinois | 384 |
| Ohio | 199 |
| Indiana | 97 |
| Wisconsin | 265 |
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Economics Related Rankings by Major
Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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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