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2023 Most Popular Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

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Finding the Best Economics Graduate Certificate School for You

Economics is one of the most popular subjects to study in District of Columbia. With 739 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in District of Columbia 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for economics majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found American University to be the most popular school for economics students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in economics at The American University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular economics schools in District of Columbia. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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

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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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