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Most Popular Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$99,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Doctor'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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for economics majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in economics at UC Berkeley, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 28% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 72% are male.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

Women make up 20% of the economics majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 28% of the economics majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Claremont Graduate University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular economics schools in the Far Western US Region . Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

Of the 18 students majoring in economics at Claremont Graduate University, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Of the 17 students majoring in economics at UCSD, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in economics at UCLA, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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Washington State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 71% are male.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 83% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Women make up 33% of the economics majors at the school.

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Best Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best economics schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 10,510
Washington 713
Oregon 596
Nevada 147
Hawaii 92
Alaska 17

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 19 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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