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Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for economics majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Economics

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for economics students working on their graduate certificate. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#5

University at Albany

Albany, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University at Albany helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best economics colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,416
New York 5,245
Maryland 1,617
New Jersey 843
District of Columbia 739
Delaware 173

Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar 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 5 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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