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2023 Most Popular Economics Schools in Texas

10 Colleges
$50,632 Avg Salary
$21,107 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Economics School for You

With 350 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, economics is the #43 most popular major in Texas.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Economics Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Texas 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Economics Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in Texas for economics students. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in Texas. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for economics students. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

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#4

Rice University

Houston, TX

Out of the 10 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Economics Schools in Texas list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular economics programs. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the city of Richardson.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for economics students. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for economics students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for economics students. It came in at #9 on the list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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#10

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #10, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for economics students. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Economics Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 48
Oklahoma 19
New Mexico 30

Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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 10 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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