2023 Most Popular Economics Master's Degree Schools in the New England 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.
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The Most Popular Economics Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the New England 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.
2023 Most Popular Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Economics Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Economics Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Brandeis University to be the most popular school for economics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 57% of the economics majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 56% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 44% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular economics schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 70 students majoring in economics at Harvard, 63% are male and 37% are female.
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Out of the 22 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.
Women make up 40% of the economics majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular economics schools in the New England Region . Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Women make up 49% of the economics majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #6, Yale University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 26% of the economics majors at the school.
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University of Connecticut landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree economics programs. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 45% of the economics majors at the school.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree economics programs. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 36% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 64% are male.
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With a ranking of #7, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for economics students working on their master’s degree. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.
About 41% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 59% are male.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
Of the 22 students majoring in economics at MIT, 68% are male and 32% are female.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 3,398 |
| Connecticut | 1,099 |
| New Hampshire | 353 |
| Maine | 256 |
| Rhode Island | 375 |
| Vermont | 202 |
Economics Related Majors
Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 22 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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