by our College Data Analytics Team
Economics is taught at colleges nationwide, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. To top this list, a school awards a larger share of its degrees in economics than other colleges that offer the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared the degree focus of the 48 schools in the The Plains States Region offering economics.
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Below are the schools where economics makes up the largest share of degrees in the The Plains States Region.
No school devotes a larger share of its degrees to economics than Grinnell College. Set in the town of Grinnell, Grinnell College is a private not-for-profit institution. About 10% of the degrees Grinnell College awards are in economics, or about 38 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for Grinnell College
A rank of #2 makes St Olaf College one of the most focused schools for economics. Located in the town of Northfield, St Olaf College is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 9% of all degrees awarded are in economics, or about 60 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for St Olaf College
Macalester College ranks #3 for economics by degree focus. Macalester College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul. About 9% of the degrees Macalester College awards are in economics, or about 46 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for Macalester College
Carleton College is one of the most focused economics schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Located in the town of Northfield, Carleton College is a private not-for-profit university. About 8% of the degrees Carleton College awards are in economics, or about 32 graduates in the most recent year. See more about economics at Carleton College
Saint Johns University came in at #5 on our list of the most focused economics schools. Saint Johns University is a private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Collegeville. Economics accounts for around 5% of the degrees granted here, or about 19 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Saint Johns University
Fort Hays State University landed the #6 spot among the most focused economics schools. Fort Hays State University is a public school located in the town of Hays. Economics accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 143 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for Fort Hays State University
Missouri State University Springfield landed the #7 spot among the most focused economics schools. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State University Springfield is a public university. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in economics, or about 183 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for Missouri State University Springfield
Gustavus Adolphus College landed the #8 spot among the most focused economics schools. Located in the town of Saint Peter, Gustavus Adolphus College is a private not-for-profit university. About 3% of the degrees Gustavus Adolphus College awards are in economics, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for Gustavus Adolphus College
Washington University In St Louis ranked #9 on our list of the most focused economics schools. Set in the suburb of St. Louis, Washington University In St Louis is a private not-for-profit institution. About 2% of the degrees Washington University In St Louis awards are in economics, or about 129 graduates in the most recent year. See more about economics at Washington University In St Louis
University Of Minnesota Twin Cities placed #10 for economics by degree focus. Set in the city of Minneapolis, University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a public institution. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in economics, or about 255 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for University Of Minnesota Twin Cities
College Of Saint Benedict comes in at #11 for economics focus this year. Set in the suburb of Saint Joseph, College Of Saint Benedict is a private not-for-profit institution. Economics accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. See more about economics at College Of Saint Benedict
Luther College landed the #12 spot among the most focused economics schools. Luther College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Decorah. Economics accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for Luther College
University Of Missouri Columbia landed the #13 spot among the most focused economics schools. University Of Missouri Columbia is a public school located in the city of Columbia. Economics accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 196 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for University Of Missouri Columbia
University Of St Thomas Minnesota comes in at #14 for economics focus this year. Located in the city of Saint Paul, University Of St Thomas Minnesota is a private not-for-profit university. Economics accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 44 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for University Of St Thomas Minnesota
Drury University placed #15 for economics by degree focus. Set in the city of Springfield, Drury University is a private not-for-profit institution. Economics accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Drury University
Truman State University comes in at #16 for economics focus this year. Set in the town of Kirksville, Truman State University is a public institution. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in economics, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Truman State University
Saint Cloud State University comes in at #17 for economics focus this year. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, Saint Cloud State University is a public university. Economics accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 23 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for Saint Cloud State University
University Of Nebraska Lincoln ranked #18 on our list of the most focused economics schools. University Of Nebraska Lincoln is a public school located in the city of Lincoln. Economics accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 57 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for University Of Nebraska Lincoln
Augustana College South Dakota placed #19 for economics by degree focus. Set in the city of Sioux Falls, Augustana College South Dakota is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 1.0% of all degrees awarded are in economics, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Augustana College South Dakota
University Of Iowa placed #20 for economics by degree focus. Set in the city of Iowa City, University Of Iowa is a public institution. Economics accounts for around 0.9% of the degrees granted here, or about 79 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for University Of Iowa
Creighton University comes in at #21 for economics focus this year. Creighton University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha. Economics accounts for around 0.8% of the degrees granted here, or about 20 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Creighton University
Drake University landed the #22 spot among the most focused economics schools. Set in the city of Des Moines, Drake University is a private not-for-profit institution. Economics accounts for around 0.8% of the degrees granted here, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for Drake University
Hamline University landed the #23 spot among the most focused economics schools. Set in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 0.8% of the degrees Hamline University awards are in economics, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Hamline University
University Of Kansas comes in at #24 for economics focus this year. University Of Kansas is a public school located in the city of Lawrence. At this school, roughly 0.7% of all degrees awarded are in economics, or about 54 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for University Of Kansas
Augsburg College landed the #25 spot among the most focused economics schools. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Augsburg College is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 0.7% of all degrees awarded are in economics, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Augsburg College
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most focused economics list:
This ranking is produced by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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