2023 Best Economics Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Economics Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 194 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Economics Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Economics
Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the United States for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Teachers College at Columbia University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in the United States. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools list. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in the United States. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
Colorado School of Mines ranked #6 on this year’s Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Yale University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Vanderbilt University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
With a ranking of #9, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on this year’s best schools for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Harvard University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Northwestern University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Carnegie Mellon University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree economics programs. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
University of Notre Dame came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools ranking. 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 #14, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s best schools for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Stanford University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.
University of Pennsylvania came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Brown University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.
With a ranking of #18, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best schools for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
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With a ranking of #20, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s best schools for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Tufts University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
University of Chicago ranked #22 on this year’s Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for economics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree economics programs. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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Georgetown University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Rest of the Top Best Economics Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 30 | University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD |
| 31 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA |
| 32 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 33 | Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI |
| 34 | Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus | Atlanta, GA |
| 35 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 36 | University of California - Irvine | Irvine, CA |
| 37 | University of California - Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA |
| 38 | University of Delaware | Newark, DE |
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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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