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2023 Most Popular Online Economics Schools in the New England Region

2 Colleges
$53,957 Avg Salary
$22,406 Avg Student Debt

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

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Economics Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to see which online 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 .

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the most popular school for economics students who want to pursue an online degree in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, economics graduates from UMass Amherst carry an average student debtload of $26,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $306, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Economics at University of Massachusetts Amherst

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Economics Schools in the New England Region list. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.

After completing their degree, economics graduates from SNHU carry an average student debtload of $26,500.

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Explore the most popular online economics colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 3,398
Connecticut 1,099
New Hampshire 353
Maine 256
Rhode Island 375
Vermont 202

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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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