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Most Popular Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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 large private not-for-profit school located in the large 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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great place for economics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#2

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Valparaiso University is a great place for economics students working on their graduate certificate. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valparaiso.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

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

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#5

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#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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With a ranking of #7, Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for economics students working on their graduate certificate. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large 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 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 large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Economics Colleges by State

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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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