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2023 Most Popular Economics Master's Degree Schools in Alabama

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$65,318 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 38 degrees and certificates were awarded to economics students who went to a Alabama college or university. This makes it the #73 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Most Popular Economics Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Alabama to see which master'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Economics Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Our analysis found The University of Alabama to be the most popular school for economics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Alabama. UA is a very large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

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

Full Economics at The University of Alabama Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Auburn University at Montgomery helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular economics schools in Alabama. Located in the city of Montgomery, AUM is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Economics at Auburn University at Montgomery Report

#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular economics schools in Alabama. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Economics at Auburn University

Best Economics Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Economics Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 128
Florida 110
Georgia 123
North Carolina 193
Tennessee 71
Kentucky 20
Louisiana 20
South Carolina 29
Mississippi 14
Arkansas 14
West Virginia 8

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 3 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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