by our College Data Analytics TeamEconomics draws students to programs nationwide. To top this list, a school graduates more economics students than other colleges offering the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 119 schools in the Great Lakes Region offering economics.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for economics majors in the Great Lakes Region, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
University Of Michigan Ann Arbor tops our list of the most popular economics schools. Set in the city of Ann Arbor, University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 758 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at University Of Michigan Ann Arbor
University Of Chicago came in at #2 on our list of the most popular economics schools. University Of Chicago is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. University Of Chicago graduated around 698 economics students in the most recent data year. Get the full economics details for University Of Chicago
A rank of #3 makes University Of Wisconsin Madison one of the most popular schools for economics. University Of Wisconsin Madison is a public school located in the city of Madison. University Of Wisconsin Madison graduated around 644 economics students in the most recent data year. Get the full economics details for University Of Wisconsin Madison
A rank of #4 makes University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign one of the most popular schools for economics. Located in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public university. This school awarded about 386 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
Northwestern University is one of the most popular economics schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit university. Northwestern University graduated around 341 economics students in the most recent data year. Get the full economics details for Northwestern University
Michigan State University ranked #6 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Set in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 267 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Get the full economics details for Michigan State University
Ohio State University Main Campus landed the #7 spot among the most popular economics schools. Ohio State University Main Campus is a public school located in the city of Columbus. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 214 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Get the full economics details for Ohio State University Main Campus
Purdue University Main Campus comes in at #8 for economics this year. Purdue University Main Campus is a public school located in the city of West Lafayette. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 201 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Get the full economics details for Purdue University Main Campus
University Of Notre Dame ranked #9 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Set in the suburb of Notre Dame, University Of Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 180 economics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for University Of Notre Dame
Miami University Oxford comes in at #10 for economics this year. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University Oxford is a public university. This school awarded about 81 economics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for Miami University Oxford
Indiana University Bloomington ranked #11 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Indiana University Bloomington is a public school located in the city of Bloomington. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 77 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Get the full economics details for Indiana University Bloomington
University Of Illinois At Chicago comes in at #12 for economics this year. University Of Illinois At Chicago is a public school located in the city of Chicago. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 66 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Get the full economics details for University Of Illinois At Chicago
Denison University ranked #13 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Set in the suburb of Granville, Denison University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 65 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at Denison University
University Of Cincinnati Main Campus placed #14 for economics by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Cincinnati, University Of Cincinnati Main Campus is a public institution. University Of Cincinnati Main Campus graduated around 55 economics students in the most recent data year. See more about economics at University Of Cincinnati Main Campus
Case Western Reserve University ranked #15 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Case Western Reserve University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland. This school awarded about 47 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Case Western Reserve University
Illinois State University landed the #16 spot among the most popular economics schools. Set in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State University is a public institution. Illinois State University graduated around 40 economics students in the most recent data year. Get the full economics details for Illinois State University
Depaul University placed #17 for economics by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Chicago, Depaul University is a private not-for-profit institution. Depaul University graduated around 39 economics students in the most recent data year. Get the full economics details for Depaul University
Hillsdale College placed #18 for economics by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Hillsdale, Hillsdale College is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 39 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Get the full economics details for Hillsdale College
Kenyon College landed the #19 spot among the most popular economics schools. Set in the rural area of Gambier, Kenyon College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 37 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at Kenyon College
Depauw University landed the #20 spot among the most popular economics schools. Located in the town of Greencastle, Depauw University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 35 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at Depauw University
University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee ranked #21 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Set in the city of Milwaukee, University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee is a public institution. This school awarded about 35 economics degrees in the most recent year. See more about economics at University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Wayne State University placed #22 for economics by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 32 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at Wayne State University
Kent State University At Kent ranked #23 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State University At Kent is a public university. This school awarded about 31 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Kent State University At Kent
Ohio University Main Campus landed the #24 spot among the most popular economics schools. Ohio University Main Campus is a public school located in the town of Athens. This school awarded about 29 economics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for Ohio University Main Campus
Wheaton College Illinois comes in at #25 for economics this year. Located in the suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit university. Wheaton College Illinois graduated around 29 economics students in the most recent data year. See more about economics at Wheaton College Illinois
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most popular economics list:
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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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.