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2023 Most Popular Economics Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

2 Colleges
$65,318 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 321 degrees and certificates were awarded to economics students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #31 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Economics Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Iowa 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for economics majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the most popular school for economics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Iowa. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Read full report on Economics at Iowa State University

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Economics at University of Iowa Report

Best Economics Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 420
Minnesota 847
Kansas 344
Nebraska 111
North Dakota 41
South Dakota 43

One of 12 majors within the area of study, economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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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