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2023 Most Popular Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Economics Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,251 degrees and certificates were awarded to economics students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina.

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Charlotte to be the most popular school for economics students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular economics schools in North Carolina. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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#3

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Gardner - Webb University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular economics schools in North Carolina. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular economics schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Economics Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Economics Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 642
Virginia 1,329
Florida 1,443
Tennessee 436
Kentucky 222
South Carolina 316
Louisiana 209
Arkansas 103
Alabama 107
Mississippi 63
West Virginia 42

One of 12 majors within the area of study, economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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