by our College Data Analytics TeamEconomics draws students to programs nationwide. The schools below award the most economics degrees of any in the New England Region.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in economics at each of the 71 schools in the New England Region that offer the program.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for economics majors in the New England Region, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
No school graduates more economics students than University Of Connecticut this year. Located in the town of Storrs, University Of Connecticut is a public university. This school awarded about 450 economics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for University Of Connecticut
A rank of #2 makes Boston College one of the most popular schools for economics. 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 427 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Get the full economics details for Boston College
Harvard University ranks #3 for economics by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 405 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at Harvard University
University Of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #4 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Located in the city of Amherst, University Of Massachusetts Amherst is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 387 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Read the full economics report for University Of Massachusetts Amherst
Boston University is one of the most popular economics schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Located in the city of Boston, Boston University is a private not-for-profit university. Boston University graduated around 358 economics students in the most recent data year. See more about economics at Boston University
Northeastern University comes in at #6 for economics this year. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 254 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at Northeastern University
Yale University ranked #7 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 248 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Read the full economics report for Yale University
Brown University comes in at #8 for economics this year. Set in the city of Providence, Brown University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 208 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Brown University
Tufts University landed the #9 spot among the most popular economics schools. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 168 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Read the full economics report for Tufts University
Dartmouth College landed the #10 spot among the most popular economics schools. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth College is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 163 economics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for Dartmouth College
Brandeis University landed the #11 spot among the most popular economics schools. Brandeis University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 160 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Read the full economics report for Brandeis University
Southern New Hampshire University comes in at #12 for economics this year. Set in the suburb of Manchester, Southern New Hampshire University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 125 economics degrees in the most recent year. See more about economics at Southern New Hampshire University
College Of The Holy Cross placed #13 for economics by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Worcester, College Of The Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit institution. College Of The Holy Cross graduated around 116 economics students in the most recent data year. See more about economics at College Of The Holy Cross
Middlebury College landed the #14 spot among the most popular economics schools. Set in the town of Middlebury, Middlebury College is a private not-for-profit institution. Middlebury College graduated around 112 economics students in the most recent data year. Get the full economics details for Middlebury College
Williams College landed the #15 spot among the most popular economics schools. Williams College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamstown. Williams College graduated around 106 economics students in the most recent data year. Read the full economics report for Williams College
Colby College landed the #16 spot among the most popular economics schools. Set in the town of Waterville, Colby College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 93 economics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for Colby College
Wesleyan University ranked #17 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Middletown. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 90 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at Wesleyan University
Trinity College comes in at #18 for economics this year. Set in the city of Hartford, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 84 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Read the full economics report for Trinity College
Amherst College landed the #19 spot among the most popular economics schools. Set in the city of Amherst, Amherst College is a private not-for-profit institution. Amherst College graduated around 78 economics students in the most recent data year. See more about economics at Amherst College
University Of Massachusetts Boston placed #20 for economics by yearly graduations. University Of Massachusetts Boston is a public school located in the city of Boston. University Of Massachusetts Boston graduated around 78 economics students in the most recent data year. Get the full economics details for University Of Massachusetts Boston
Northeastern University Global Network placed #21 for economics by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Global Network is a private not-for-profit institution. Northeastern University Global Network graduated around 77 economics students in the most recent data year. Read the full economics report for Northeastern University Global Network
Wellesley College placed #22 for economics by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Wellesley, Wellesley College is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 67 economics degrees in the most recent year. See more about economics at Wellesley College
Bowdoin College ranked #23 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Set in the town of Brunswick, Bowdoin College 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. Get the full economics details for Bowdoin College
Bates College comes in at #24 for economics this year. Bates College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lewiston. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 62 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Read the full economics report for Bates College
Connecticut College comes in at #25 for economics this year. Connecticut College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New London. Connecticut College graduated around 57 economics students in the most recent data year. Read the full economics report for Connecticut College
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The ranking above is published 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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