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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 fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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

Full Economics at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#2

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Fordham University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular economics schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . 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.

Full Economics at Fordham University Report

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular economics schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Johns Hopkins is a very 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.

Full Economics at Johns Hopkins University Report

#4

University at Albany

Albany, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University at Albany helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular economics schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means American University is a great place for economics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Economics at American University Report

California University of Pennsylvania 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. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo 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. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

Full Economics at University at Buffalo Report

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 very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University 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 midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Best Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best economics schools 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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