2023 Most Popular Economics Schools in the New England Region
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The Most Popular Economics Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 22 schools in the New England Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular Economics Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Economics Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Economics Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Boston University the most popular school in the New England Region for economics students. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Out of the 22 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Schools in the New England Region list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
Out of the 22 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great place for economics students. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Yale University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Economics Schools in the New England Region list. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Economics Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Economics Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
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Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for economics students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
University of Connecticut came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Economics Schools in the New England Region ranking. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.
Best Economics Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 701 |
| Connecticut | 85 |
| Rhode Island | 34 |
| New Hampshire | 27 |
| Maine | 9 |
| Vermont | 6 |
Majors Related to Economics
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 22 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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