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Most Popular Economics Master’s Degree Schools

215 Ranked Colleges
4,266 Economics Graduations

Economics draws students to programs nationwide. To top this list, a school graduates more economics students than other colleges offering the major.

College Factual ranked the 215 economics schools in the United States by the number of degrees they award each year.

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Below are the most popular economics schools at the master’s degree level, ranked by yearly graduations.

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Johns Hopkins University tops our list of the most popular economics schools. Set in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 559 economics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for Johns Hopkins University

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Columbia University In The City Of New York ranks #2 for economics by yearly graduations. Set in the city of New York, Columbia University In The City Of New York is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 164 economics degrees in the most recent year. See more about economics at Columbia University In The City Of New York

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University Of Southern California ranks #3 for economics by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Los Angeles, University Of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 153 economics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for University Of Southern California

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University Of Wisconsin Madison came in at #4 on our list of the most popular economics schools. University Of Wisconsin Madison is a public school located in the city of Madison. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 147 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Get the full economics details for University Of Wisconsin Madison

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University Of California Los Angeles came in at #5 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Located in the city of Los Angeles, University Of California Los Angeles is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 133 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at University Of California Los Angeles

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New York University
New York, NY

New York University ranked #6 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Located in the city of New York, New York University is a private not-for-profit university. New York University graduated around 129 economics students in the most recent data year. See more about economics at New York University

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Harvard University placed #7 for economics by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 106 economics degrees in the most recent year. See more about economics at Harvard University

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Boston University
Boston, MA

Boston University placed #8 for economics by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Boston, Boston University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 102 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Boston University

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Texas A And M University College Station placed #9 for economics by yearly graduations. Texas A And M University College Station is a public school located in the city of College Station. This school awarded about 99 economics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for Texas A And M University College Station

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University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign landed the #10 spot among the most popular economics schools. University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public school located in the city of Champaign. This school awarded about 90 economics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign

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University Of Michigan Ann Arbor placed #11 for economics by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is a public university. This school awarded about 90 economics degrees in the most recent year. See more about economics at University Of Michigan Ann Arbor

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Brandeis University comes in at #12 for economics this year. Set in the city of Waltham, Brandeis University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 83 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Brandeis University

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College placed #13 for economics by yearly graduations. Boston College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 82 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at Boston College

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Georgetown University landed the #14 spot among the most popular economics schools. Georgetown University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 78 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Read the full economics report for Georgetown University

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Northeastern University Global Network placed #15 for economics by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Global Network is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 77 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Read the full economics report for Northeastern University Global Network

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University Of Chicago landed the #16 spot among the most popular economics schools. University Of Chicago is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. This school awarded about 74 economics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for University Of Chicago

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Duke University
Durham, NC

Duke University landed the #17 spot among the most popular economics schools. Set in the city of Durham, Duke University is a private not-for-profit institution. Duke University graduated around 70 economics students in the most recent data year. Read the full economics report for Duke University

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Northwestern University ranked #18 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit university. Northwestern University graduated around 69 economics students in the most recent data year. See more about economics at Northwestern University

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Cornell University comes in at #19 for economics this year. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 65 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Get the full economics details for Cornell University

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Yale University
New Haven, CT

Yale University ranked #20 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Set in the city of New Haven, Yale University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 63 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Read the full economics report for Yale University

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University Of Maryland College Park ranked #21 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Located in the suburb of College Park, University Of Maryland College Park is a public university. This school awarded about 62 economics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for University Of Maryland College Park

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Northeastern University landed the #22 spot among the most popular economics schools. Set in the city of Boston, Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution. Northeastern University graduated around 56 economics students in the most recent data year. Read the full economics report for Northeastern University

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George Mason University comes in at #23 for economics this year. Set in the suburb of Fairfax, George Mason University is a public institution. This school awarded about 54 economics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for George Mason University

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George Washington University ranked #24 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Set in the city of Washington, George Washington University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 49 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for George Washington University

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Purdue University Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University Main Campus landed the #25 spot among the most popular economics schools. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Main Campus is a public university. This school awarded about 46 economics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for Purdue University Main Campus

These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most popular economics list:

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University Of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
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American University
Washington, DC
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The New School
New York, NY
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Williams College
Williamstown, MA
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University Of Florida
Gainesville, FL
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University Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
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Cuny Hunter College
New York, NY
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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These schools also graduate students in economics every year and are worth a look:

Rank School Location Economics Graduations
#51 Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH 22
#52 Rice University Houston, TX 22
#53 University Of Arizona Tucson, AZ 22
#54 University Of California Davis Davis, CA 22
#55 University Of Connecticut Storrs, CT 22
#56 Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Cambridge, MA 21
#57 Princeton University Princeton, NJ 21
#58 California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA 20
#59 Cuny Graduate School And University Center New York, NY 20
#60 Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 20
#61 University Of Oregon Eugene, OR 20
#62 Utah State University Logan, UT 20
#63 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 20
#64 Emory University Atlanta, GA 19
#65 Suny At Albany Albany, NY 19
#66 University Of California San Diego La Jolla, CA 19
#67 University Of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA 19
#68 Suny At Binghamton Vestal, NY 18
#69 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 18
#70 University Of North Carolina At Charlotte Charlotte, NC 18
#71 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 18
#72 Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY 17
#73 Illinois State University Normal, IL 17
#74 University Of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 17
#75 Cuny City College New York, NY 16
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Rank School Location Economics Graduations
#76 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA 16
#77 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 16
#78 Tufts University Medford, MA 16
#79 University Of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 16
#80 Depaul University Chicago, IL 15
#81 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA 15
#82 The University Of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 15
#83 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 14
#84 North Carolina State University At Raleigh Raleigh, NC 14
#85 Pace University New York New York, NY 14
#86 Miami University Oxford Oxford, OH 13
#87 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 13
#88 San Diego State University San Diego, CA 13
#89 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA 13
#90 The Chicago School Of Professional Psychology At Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 13
#91 University Of California Irvine Irvine, CA 13
#92 University Of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 13
#93 University Of Nebraska At Omaha Omaha, NE 13
#94 Western Illinois University Macomb, IL 13
#95 Air Force Institute Of Technology Graduate School Of Engineering And Management Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 12
#96 Bowling Green State University Main Campus Bowling Green, OH 12
#97 Brown University Providence, RI 12
#98 Claremont Graduate University Claremont, CA 12
#99 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL 12
#100 The University Of Texas At Dallas Richardson, TX 12
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Other Economics Degree Levels

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

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