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2023 Most Popular Economics Schools in District of Columbia

6 Colleges
$59,711 Avg Salary
$22,848 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Economics School for You

With 270 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, economics is the #18 most popular major in District of Columbia.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in District of Columbia 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.

Check out the economics programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in District of Columbia.

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the most popular school for economics students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Economics Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Schools in District of Columbia list. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great place for economics students. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

Gallaudet University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular economics programs. Gallaudet is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Best Economics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 688
Pennsylvania 181
Maryland 388
New Jersey 82
Delaware 42

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 6 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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