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Most Popular Economics Master's Degree Schools in Texas

2023 Most Popular Economics Master's Degree Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree School for You

Economics is the #27 most popular major in Texas with 2,206 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'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 Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Texas 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.

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for economics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Women make up 36% of the economics majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular economics schools in Texas. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Women make up 50% of the economics majors at the school.

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#4

Rice University

Houston, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rice University is a great place for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in economics at Rice, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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Out of the 10 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 38% of the economics majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree economics programs. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 38% are male.

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The University of Texas at Dallas 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. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

About 53% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 47% are male.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree economics programs. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Texas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree economics programs. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Of the 9 students majoring in economics at UNT, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#10

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Best Economics Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 504
Oklahoma 145
New Mexico 93

Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar 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 10 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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