by our College Data Analytics Team
Economics is a popular field of study at colleges across the country, including schools where students can earn the degree primarily online. To top this list, a school graduates more economics students than other online colleges offering the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 30 schools in the United States offering economics.
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Below are the most popular online economics schools at the bachelor’s degree level, ranked by yearly graduations.
No school graduates more economics students than University Of Utah this year. Set in the city of Salt Lake City, University Of Utah is a public institution. University Of Utah graduated around 203 economics students in the most recent data year. See more about economics at University Of Utah
A rank of #2 makes San Diego State University one of the most popular schools for economics. Located in the city of San Diego, San Diego State University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 200 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Read the full economics report for San Diego State University
Florida International University ranks #3 for economics by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Miami, Florida International University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 154 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at Florida International University
Arizona State University Skysong ranks #4 for economics by yearly graduations. Arizona State University Skysong is a public school located in the city of Scottsdale. This school awarded about 79 economics degrees in the most recent year. See more about economics at Arizona State University Skysong
Colorado State University Fort Collins came in at #5 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State University Fort Collins is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 76 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Read the full economics report for Colorado State University Fort Collins
University Of Minnesota Twin Cities ranked #6 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Located in the city of Minneapolis, University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 71 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at University Of Minnesota Twin Cities
University Of Hawaii At Manoa ranked #7 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Set in the city of Honolulu, University Of Hawaii At Manoa is a public institution. University Of Hawaii At Manoa graduated around 60 economics students in the most recent data year. See more about economics at University Of Hawaii At Manoa
Florida Atlantic University comes in at #8 for economics this year. Florida Atlantic University is a public school located in the city of Boca Raton. Florida Atlantic University graduated around 50 economics students in the most recent data year. Get the full economics details for Florida Atlantic University
Washington State University placed #9 for economics by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Pullman, Washington State University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 50 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Read the full economics report for Washington State University
San Jose State University placed #10 for economics by yearly graduations. San Jose State University is a public school located in the city of San Jose. This school awarded about 35 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for San Jose State University
Eastern Washington University placed #11 for economics by yearly graduations. Eastern Washington University is a public school located in the town of Cheney. Eastern Washington University graduated around 28 economics students in the most recent data year. See more about economics at Eastern Washington University
University Of New Mexico Main Campus placed #12 for economics by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Albuquerque, University Of New Mexico Main Campus is a public university. This school awarded about 26 economics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for University Of New Mexico Main Campus
University Of Maine landed the #13 spot among the most popular economics schools. Located in the suburb of Orono, University Of Maine is a public university. This school awarded about 16 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for University Of Maine
Western Michigan University ranked #14 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, Western Michigan University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 14 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at Western Michigan University
University Of Central Arkansas ranked #15 on our list of the most popular economics schools. University Of Central Arkansas is a public school located in the city of Conway. University Of Central Arkansas graduated around 10 economics students in the most recent data year. See more about economics at University Of Central Arkansas
Idaho State University placed #16 for economics by yearly graduations. Idaho State University is a public school located in the city of Pocatello. Idaho State University graduated around 7 economics students in the most recent data year. Read the full economics report for Idaho State University
The University Of West Florida ranked #17 on our list of the most popular economics schools. The University Of West Florida is a public school located in the rural area of Pensacola. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 7 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at The University Of West Florida
University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth ranked #18 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Set in the suburb of North Dartmouth, University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth is a public institution. This school awarded about 7 economics degrees in the most recent year. See more about economics at University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth
University Of South Dakota comes in at #19 for economics this year. Set in the town of Vermillion, University Of South Dakota is a public institution. This school awarded about 7 economics degrees in the most recent year. See more about economics at University Of South Dakota
Indiana State University placed #20 for economics by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 4 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at Indiana State University
Elmhurst College ranked #21 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Set in the suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 3 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Elmhurst College
Utah State University placed #22 for economics by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Logan, Utah State University is a public institution. This school awarded about 3 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Utah State University
Youngstown State University landed the #23 spot among the most popular economics schools. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public university. Youngstown State University graduated around 3 economics students in the most recent data year. Get the full economics details for Youngstown State University
Fitchburg State University landed the #24 spot among the most popular economics schools. Set in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 2 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at Fitchburg State University
Regis University ranked #25 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Regis University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver. Regis University graduated around 2 economics students in the most recent data year. Read the full economics report for Regis University
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This ranking is produced by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS). Only schools offering the program in a mostly-online format are included in this online ranking.
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