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2023 Most Popular Economics Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Economics Associate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Economics Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Economics program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Economics Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Lansing Community College to be the most popular school for economics students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . LCC is a large public school located in the city of Lansing.

About 33% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#2

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Owens Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Owens State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Perrysburg.

Full Economics at Owens Community College Report

#3

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern Michigan College is a great place for economics students working on their associate degree. NMC is a small public school located in the town of Traverse City.

Read full report on Economics at Northwestern Michigan College

The in-demand associate degree programs at James A Rhodes State College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular economics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Rhodes State College is a small public school located in the suburb of Lima.

Full Economics at James A Rhodes State College Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alpena Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Alpena Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alpena.

Full Economics at Alpena Community College Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Terra State Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Terra Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Fremont.

Full Economics at Terra State Community College Report

Best Economics Colleges by State

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

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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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