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2023 Best Economics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

11 Colleges
$46,347 Avg Salary
$21,716 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Economics School for You

Economics is the #42 most popular major in the country with 6,173 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Economics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Economics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the economics programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Economics Schools

Our analysis found Colorado School of Mines to be the best school for economics students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Economics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Economics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

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#6

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best economics programs. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Economics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

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Montana State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Economics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Boise State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for economics students. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boise.

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#10

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for economics students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best economics colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 96
Utah 25
Idaho 4
Montana 9
Wyoming 9

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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 11 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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