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2023 Most Popular Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

4 Colleges
$47,696 Avg Salary
$22,047 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Economics Bachelor's Degree School for You

Economics is the #48 most popular major in Louisiana with 209 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Most Popular Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Louisiana to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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 Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Tulane University of Louisiana the most popular school in Louisiana for economics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 40% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, economics majors at Tulane accumulate an average of around $18,405 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a great place for economics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

About 21% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 79% are male.

Full Economics at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Report

Out of the 4 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Centenary College of Louisiana landed the # 3 spot on the list. Centenary Louisiana is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Shreveport.

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#4

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Loyola University New Orleans helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular economics schools in Louisiana. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Economics Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Economics Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 642
Virginia 1,329
North Carolina 1,251
Florida 1,443
Tennessee 436
Kentucky 222
South Carolina 316
Arkansas 103
Alabama 107
Mississippi 63
West Virginia 42

One of 12 majors within the area of study, economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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