by our College Data Analytics TeamEconomics is offered at a wide range of schools. To top this list, a school graduates more economics students than other colleges offering the major.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in economics at each of the 48 schools in Pennsylvania that offer the program.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for economics majors in Pennsylvania, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
No school graduates more economics students than Pennsylvania State University Main Campus this year. Pennsylvania State University Main Campus is a public school located in the city of University Park. This school awarded about 377 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Pennsylvania State University Main Campus
A rank of #2 makes University Of Pennsylvania one of the most popular schools for economics. University Of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. University Of Pennsylvania graduated around 212 economics students in the most recent data year. Get the full economics details for University Of Pennsylvania
University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus is one of the most popular economics schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the city of Pittsburgh, University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus is a public institution. University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus graduated around 212 economics students in the most recent data year. Read the full economics report for University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus
Villanova University is one of the most popular economics schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Set in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 91 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Read the full economics report for Villanova University
Lafayette College is one of the most popular economics schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Easton, Lafayette College is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 85 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Lafayette College
Bucknell University placed #6 for economics by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Lewisburg, Bucknell University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 77 economics degrees in the most recent year. See more about economics at Bucknell University
Pennsylvania State University World Campus placed #7 for economics by yearly graduations. Pennsylvania State University World Campus is a public school located in the city of University Park. This school awarded about 58 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Pennsylvania State University World Campus
Swarthmore College ranked #8 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Swarthmore College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Swarthmore. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 57 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Get the full economics details for Swarthmore College
Temple University ranked #9 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Set in the city of Philadelphia, Temple University is a public institution. This school awarded about 57 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Temple University
Gettysburg College comes in at #10 for economics this year. Set in the town of Gettysburg, Gettysburg College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 55 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at Gettysburg College
Carnegie Mellon University placed #11 for economics by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 52 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Carnegie Mellon University
Drexel University placed #12 for economics by yearly graduations. Drexel University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 41 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Read the full economics report for Drexel University
Ursinus College placed #13 for economics by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Collegeville, Ursinus 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 Ursinus College
Haverford College comes in at #14 for economics this year. Haverford College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Haverford. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 31 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at Haverford College
Dickinson College comes in at #15 for economics this year. Dickinson College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Carlisle. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 30 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at Dickinson College
Lehigh University landed the #16 spot among the most popular economics schools. Set in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 21 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Read the full economics report for Lehigh University
Commonwealth University Of Pennsylvania comes in at #17 for economics this year. Set in the town of Bloomsburg, Commonwealth University Of Pennsylvania is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 20 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Read the full economics report for Commonwealth University Of Pennsylvania
Franklin And Marshall College landed the #18 spot among the most popular economics schools. Franklin And Marshall College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lancaster. This school awarded about 20 economics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for Franklin And Marshall College
Allegheny College comes in at #19 for economics this year. Located in the town of Meadville, Allegheny College is a private not-for-profit university. Allegheny College graduated around 17 economics students in the most recent data year. See more about economics at Allegheny College
Millersville University Of Pennsylvania landed the #20 spot among the most popular economics schools. Located in the suburb of Millersville, Millersville University Of Pennsylvania is a public university. This school awarded about 13 economics degrees in the most recent year. See more about economics at Millersville University Of Pennsylvania
Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Main Campus comes in at #21 for economics this year. Located in the town of Indiana, Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Main Campus is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 12 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Get the full economics details for Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Main Campus
Moravian College And Moravian Theological Seminary ranked #22 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Moravian College And Moravian Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem. Moravian College And Moravian Theological Seminary graduated around 10 economics students in the most recent data year. Get the full economics details for Moravian College And Moravian Theological Seminary
Westminster College Pa placed #23 for economics by yearly graduations. Set in the rural area of New Wilmington, Westminster College Pa is a private not-for-profit institution. Westminster College Pa graduated around 9 economics students in the most recent data year. Get the full economics details for Westminster College Pa
Lebanon Valley College comes in at #24 for economics this year. Located in the suburb of Annville, Lebanon Valley College is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 8 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Lebanon Valley College
Muhlenberg College placed #25 for economics by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Allentown, Muhlenberg College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 8 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Read the full economics report for Muhlenberg College
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most popular economics list:
This ranking is produced by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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