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2023 Most Popular Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Economics Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, economics was ranked #19 in the country. In fact 49,055 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest 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.

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Southwest Region for economics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 29% of the economics majors at the school.

Full Economics at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

#2

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Tulsa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

Read full report on Economics at University of Tulsa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

Full Economics at Southern Methodist University Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Economics at University of North Texas Report

Best Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best economics schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,206
Arizona 504
Oklahoma 145
New Mexico 93

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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