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2023 Most Popular Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Economics Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the most popular school for economics students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 46% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 54% are male.

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#2

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in economics at Ball State, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Economics at Ball State University Report

#2

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Valparaiso University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular economics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valparaiso.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wayne State University is a great place for economics students working on their graduate certificate. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

Of the 3 students majoring in economics at Wayne State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Economics at Wayne State University Report

#5

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Toledo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular economics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public school with a large student population.

Full Economics at University of Toledo Report

#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

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Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate economics programs. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

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Eastern Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

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#7

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best economics colleges 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 9 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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