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Most Popular Online Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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2023 Most Popular Online Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Economics is the #19 most popular major in the country with 49,055 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Most Popular Online Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for economics majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Emporia State University to be the most popular school for economics students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Emporia, ESU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Economics at Emporia State University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great place for economics students working on their online graduate certificate. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

Full Economics at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Report

Explore the most popular online economics colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 420
Minnesota 847
Kansas 344
Iowa 321
Nebraska 111
North Dakota 41
South Dakota 43

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

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 2 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to pixabay.

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