2023 Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Economics Graduate Certificate School for You
Economics is the #19 most popular major in the country with 49,055 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Economics Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the best school in the United States for economics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado School of Mines is a great place for economics students working on their graduate certificate. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
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Webster University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools list. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
University of North Dakota ranked #7 on this year’s Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools list. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.
Virginia Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for economics students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Claremont Graduate University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate economics programs. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Ball State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.
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Rankings in Majors Related to Economics
One of 12 majors within the area of study, economics has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Economics
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| 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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