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Most Popular Economics Schools in Iowa

13 Ranked Colleges
184 Economics Graduations

Economics is a popular field of study at colleges across the country. 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 13 schools in Iowa offering economics.

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Below are the schools that graduate the most economics students in Iowa.

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University Of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Leading the list of the most popular economics schools is University Of Iowa. University Of Iowa is a public school located in the city of Iowa City. This school awarded about 79 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for University Of Iowa

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Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA

Grinnell College came in at #2 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Grinnell College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Grinnell. Grinnell College graduated around 38 economics students in the most recent data year. See more about economics at Grinnell College

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Iowa State University ranks #3 for economics by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State University is a public university. Iowa State University graduated around 26 economics students in the most recent data year. Read the full economics report for Iowa State University

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Drake University
Des Moines, IA

Drake University ranks #4 for economics by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 11 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at Drake University

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A rank of #5 makes University Of Northern Iowa one of the most popular schools for economics. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, University Of Northern Iowa is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 9 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at University Of Northern Iowa

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Luther College
Decorah, IA

Luther College landed the #6 spot among the most popular economics schools. Set in the town of Decorah, Luther College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 6 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at Luther College

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Simpson College
Indianola, IA

Simpson College comes in at #7 for economics this year. Simpson College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Indianola. Simpson College graduated around 4 economics students in the most recent data year. Get the full economics details for Simpson College

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Coe College
Cedar Rapids, IA

Coe College ranked #8 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Coe College is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 3 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at Coe College

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Central College
Pella, IA

Central College placed #9 for economics by yearly graduations. Set in the town of Pella, Central College is a private not-for-profit institution. Central College graduated around 2 economics students in the most recent data year. See more about economics at Central College

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Saint Ambrose University placed #10 for economics by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Davenport, Saint Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 2 economics degrees in the most recent year. See more about economics at Saint Ambrose University

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Wartburg College
Waverly, IA

Wartburg College ranked #11 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Wartburg College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Waverly. Wartburg College graduated around 2 economics students in the most recent data year. See more about economics at Wartburg College

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Graceland University Lamoni ranked #12 on our list of the most popular economics schools. Set in the rural area of Lamoni, Graceland University Lamoni is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 1 economics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full economics report for Graceland University Lamoni

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University Of Dubuque landed the #13 spot among the most popular economics schools. Set in the city of Dubuque, University Of Dubuque is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1 students earned a degree in economics from this school. See more about economics at University Of Dubuque

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published 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.

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