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2023 Most Popular Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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Finding the Best Economics Doctor'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Economics program at each school on the list.

Check out the economics doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in District of Columbia.

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the most popular school for economics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

About 50% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Economics at Georgetown University

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for economics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in District of Columbia. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Of the 10 students majoring in economics at GWU, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Read full report on Economics at George Washington University

#3

Howard University

Washington, DC

Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 71% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Economics at Howard University Report

#3

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 57% are male.

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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 4 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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