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2023 Most Popular Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$65,318 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 40 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

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

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for economics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 56% of the economics majors at the school.

Full Economics at University of Southern California Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 72 students majoring in economics at UCLA, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Cruz is a great place for economics students working on their master’s degree. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

Of the 57 students majoring in economics at UC Santa Cruz, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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#4

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Oregon helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular economics schools in the Far Western US Region . UO is a very large public school located in the city of Eugene.

Women make up 29% of the economics majors at the school.

Full Economics at University of Oregon Report

#5

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of San Francisco is a great place for economics students working on their master’s degree. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Of the 30 students majoring in economics at USFCA, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Full Economics at University of San Francisco Report

With a ranking of #6, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for economics students working on their master’s degree. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

About 48% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 52% are male.

Full Economics at University of California - San Diego Report

University of California - Davis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in economics at UC Davis, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

About 37% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 63% are male.

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University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 41% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 59% are male.

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Best Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best economics colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 736
Washington 50
Oregon 64
Nevada 16
Hawaii 11
Alaska 1

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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