by our College Data Analytics TeamEconomics draws students to programs nationwide. The schools below award the most economics degrees of any in Connecticut.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 14 schools in Connecticut offering economics.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for economics majors in Connecticut, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
The most popular school in the country for economics students is University Of Connecticut. Located in the town of Storrs, University Of Connecticut is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 450 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at University Of Connecticut
Yale University came in at #2 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. This school awarded about 248 economics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full economics details for Yale University
Wesleyan University came in at #3 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. Get the full economics details for Wesleyan University
Trinity College is one of the most popular economics schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Set in the city of Hartford, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 84 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Trinity College
Connecticut College ranks #5 for economics by yearly graduations. Located in the city of New London, Connecticut College is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 57 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Read the full economics report for Connecticut College
Sacred Heart University comes in at #6 for economics this year. Sacred Heart University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield. This school awarded about 27 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Sacred Heart University
Fairfield University comes in at #7 for economics this year. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 25 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Get the full economics details for Fairfield University
Central Connecticut State University placed #8 for economics by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of New Britain, Central Connecticut State University is a public institution. This school awarded about 20 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Central Connecticut State University
Quinnipiac University ranked #9 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Set in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac University is a private not-for-profit institution. Quinnipiac University graduated around 17 economics students in the most recent data year. Read the full economics report for Quinnipiac University
University Of Hartford comes in at #10 for economics this year. University Of Hartford is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 10 students earned a degree in economics from this school. Get the full economics details for University Of Hartford
Capital Community College placed #11 for economics by yearly graduations. Located in the city of New Britain, Capital Community College is a public university. Capital Community College graduated around 9 economics students in the most recent data year. See more about economics at Capital Community College
Eastern Connecticut State University comes in at #12 for economics this year. Eastern Connecticut State University is a public school located in the town of Willimantic. Eastern Connecticut State University graduated around 6 economics students in the most recent data year. See more about economics at Eastern Connecticut State University
Western Connecticut State University placed #13 for economics by yearly graduations. Western Connecticut State University is a public school located in the city of Danbury. Western Connecticut State University graduated around 6 economics students in the most recent data year. Read the full economics report for Western Connecticut State University
University Of New Haven placed #14 for economics by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of West Haven, University Of New Haven is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 1 economics degrees in the most recent year. See more about economics at University Of New Haven
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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