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2023 Most Popular Economics Schools in the Plains States Region

20 Colleges
$47,488 Avg Salary
$23,349 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Economics School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, economics was ranked #42 in the country. In fact 6,173 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Economics Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Plains States 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.

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

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for economics students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 20 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 3 spot on the list. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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#4

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Out of the 20 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population.

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#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great place for economics students. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

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With a ranking of #6, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for economics students. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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With a ranking of #7, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for economics students. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for economics students. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Economics Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for economics students. It came in at #10 on the list. UMKC is a large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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Best Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best economics schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 87
Minnesota 69
Iowa 14
Kansas 25
Nebraska 16
North Dakota 20
South Dakota 9

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 20 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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