2023 Most Popular Economics Master's Degree Schools in New York
Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree School for You
Economics is the #35 most popular major in New York with 688 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Most Popular Economics Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in New York 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.
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2023 Most Popular Economics Master’s Degree Schools in New York
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for economics majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Economics Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in New York for economics students working on their master’s degree. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Of the 131 students majoring in economics at Columbia, 52% are male and 48% are female.
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Out of the 23 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 41% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 59% are male.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Binghamton University is a great place for economics students working on their master’s degree. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.
Women make up 33% of the economics majors at the school.
Out of the 23 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
About 70% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 30% are male.
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Out of the 23 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 33 students majoring in economics at The Graduate Center, 70% are male and 30% are female.
Cornell University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Economics Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 38% of the economics majors at the school.
With a ranking of #7, Fordham University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 24 students majoring in economics at Fordham U, 67% are male and 33% are female.
University at Albany landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree economics programs. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 63% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 38% are male.
The City College of New York ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Economics Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. CCNY is a large public school located in the city of New York.
About 26% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 74% are male.
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University at Buffalo came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Economics Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.
About 41% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 59% are male.
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 |
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Pennsylvania | 181 |
Maryland | 388 |
New Jersey | 82 |
District of Columbia | 270 |
Delaware | 42 |
Economics Related Majors
Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Economics
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 23 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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