2023 Best Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Economics Master'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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Economics Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Economics Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for economics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Notre Dame helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Out of the 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in the Great Lakes Region . UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Marquette University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for economics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for economics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.
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Explore the best economics schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,496 |
| Ohio | 1,136 |
| Illinois | 2,155 |
| Indiana | 889 |
| Wisconsin | 1,225 |
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Economics Related Rankings by Major
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 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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