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2023 Most Popular Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Economics Doctor's Degree 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 Most Popular Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for economics majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in economics at CU - Boulder, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Utah the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 11% of the economics majors at the school.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 3 spot on the list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

Of the 5 students majoring in economics at Colorado State, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular economics schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in economics at UW, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Colorado School of Mines helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular economics schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Utah State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

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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

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 7 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.

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