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2023 Most Popular Economics Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

22 Colleges
$65,318 Avg Salary

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Economics Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

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 school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 57% of the economics majors at the school.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school 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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#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston College is a fairly 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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#6

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree economics programs. 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.

Full Economics at Yale University Report

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.

Full Economics at University of Connecticut Report

With a ranking of #7, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 64% are male.

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Southern New Hampshire University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the 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 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 #7 on the list. MIT is a fairly 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.

Full Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

Best Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best economics colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 3,398
Connecticut 1,099
New Hampshire 353
Maine 256
Rhode Island 375
Vermont 202

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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