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2023 Best Economics Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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$65,318 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree School for You

With 270 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, economics is the #18 most popular major in District of Columbia.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in District of Columbia to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for economics majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Master's in Economics

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Georgetown University the best school in District of Columbia for economics students working on their master’s degree. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in District of Columbia. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#4

American University

Washington, DC

The excellent master’s degree programs at American University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Howard University

Washington, DC

The excellent master’s degree programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in District of Columbia. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Best Economics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 688
Pennsylvania 181
Maryland 388
New Jersey 82
Delaware 42

Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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 5 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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