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2023 Most Popular Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

45 Colleges
$48,027 Avg Salary
$23,639 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Economics School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, economics was ranked #42 in the country. In fact 6,173 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 45 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 .

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the most popular school for economics students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Economics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular economics programs. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for economics students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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#10

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Economics Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 231
Illinois 384
Ohio 199
Indiana 97
Wisconsin 265

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 25 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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