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2023 Most Popular Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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Finding the Best Economics Doctor's Degree School for You

Economics is the #65 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 181 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 Pennsylvania.

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

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

Women make up 19% of the economics majors at the school.

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Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

About 45% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 55% are male.

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#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in economics at Carnegie Mellon, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great place for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#6

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree economics programs. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

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Best Economics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Economics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 688
Maryland 388
New Jersey 82
District of Columbia 270
Delaware 42

One of 12 majors within the area of study, economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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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