2023 Best Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Economics Bachelor's Degree School for You
Economics is the #19 most popular major in the country with 49,055 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 54 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for economics majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Best Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Williams College the best school in the New England Region for economics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Williams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamstown.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Dartmouth College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in the New England Region . Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $548, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Out of the 54 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average amount in student loans that economics majors at Yale take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $16,376.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Amherst College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in the New England Region . Amherst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Bowdoin College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree economics programs. Located in the town of Brunswick, Bowdoin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for economics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
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Wellesley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for economics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Wellesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wellesley.
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Bates College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Bates is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lewiston.
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College of the Holy Cross did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for economics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.
This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $395, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
Request InformationBest Economics Colleges by State
Explore the best economics schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 3,398 |
| Connecticut | 1,099 |
| New Hampshire | 353 |
| Maine | 256 |
| Rhode Island | 375 |
| Vermont | 202 |
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Economics Related Rankings by Major
Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Economics
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 49,282 |
| Sociology | 38,475 |
| General Social Sciences | 18,997 |
| International Relations & National Security | 14,306 |
| Anthropology | 11,415 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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