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2023 Most Popular Economics Schools in Pennsylvania

8 Colleges
$48,918 Avg Salary
$24,467 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Economics School for You

Economics is the #65 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 181 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Economics Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Pennsylvania to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for economics majors pursuing a .

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in Pennsylvania for economics students. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great place for economics students. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Schools in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

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#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Carnegie Mellon University is a great place for economics students. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Economics Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Eastern University

Saint Davids, PA

With a ranking of #7, Eastern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for economics students. Located in the suburb of Saint Davids, EU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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California University of Pennsylvania landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular economics programs. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

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Best Economics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 688
Maryland 388
New Jersey 82
District of Columbia 270
Delaware 42

One of 12 majors within the area of study, economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 8 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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