2023 Most Popular Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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.
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2023 Most Popular Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the economics master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Economics Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 209 students majoring in economics at UW - Madison, 52% are male and 48% are female.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 98 students majoring in economics at UIUC, 52% are male and 48% are female.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular economics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 43% of the economics majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Of the 68 students majoring in economics at UChicago, 57% are male and 43% are female.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular economics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 48 students majoring in economics at OHIO Athens, 46% are male and 54% are female.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular economics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.
About 31% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 69% are male.
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 32 students majoring in economics at Ohio State, 66% are male and 34% are female.
Northwestern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree economics programs. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 32 students majoring in economics at Northwestern, 81% are male and 19% are female.
DePaul University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree economics programs. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 20 students majoring in economics at DePaul, 55% are male and 45% are female.
Youngstown State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for economics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a large student population.
About 30% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 70% are male.
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Best Economics Colleges by State
Explore the best economics colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 1,496 |
Ohio | 1,136 |
Illinois | 2,155 |
Indiana | 889 |
Wisconsin | 1,225 |
Economics Related Majors
Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Economics
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 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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