2023 Best Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, economics was ranked #42 in the country. In fact 6,173 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the economics master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Economics Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for economics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Economics Master’s Degree 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 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 #6 on the list. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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 #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Michigan State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.
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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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