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2023 Most Popular Economics Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

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$65,318 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree School for You

Economics is the #24 most popular major in Minnesota with 847 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Minnesota 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.

Check out the economics master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Minnesota.

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for economics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Minnesota. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Of the 15 students majoring in economics at UMN Twin Cities, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great place for economics students working on their master’s degree. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

About 75% of the students majoring in economics at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular economics schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a large student population.

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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
Kansas 344
Iowa 321
Nebraska 111
North Dakota 41
South Dakota 43

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 3 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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