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Best Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$65,318 Avg Salary

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. 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.

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 Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Economics Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Economics Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Teachers College at Columbia University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for economics students working on their master’s degree. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#2

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

The excellent master’s degree programs at Princeton University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.

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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 37 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell 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 #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #7, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #8 on this year’s Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown 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. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree economics programs. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

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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 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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