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Most Popular Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Most Popular Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

Check out the economics graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for economics students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 42% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 58% are male.

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Fordham University

Bronx, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in economics at Fordham U, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

About 50% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 50% are male.

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University at Albany

Albany, NY

Out of the 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the economics majors at the school.

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California University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate economics programs. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for economics students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #6, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for economics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school 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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,416
New York 5,245
Maryland 1,617
New Jersey 843
District of Columbia 739
Delaware 173

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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