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2023 Most Popular Economics Schools in Utah

9 Colleges
$50,937 Avg Salary
$14,549 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Economics School for You

In 2020-2021, 874 degrees and certificates were awarded to economics students who went to a Utah college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Economics Schools in Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Utah to see which 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found Utah State University to be the most popular school for economics students who want to pursue a degree in Utah. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

The average amount in student loans that economics majors at USU take out is $13,450.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Schools in Utah list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that economics majors at U of U take out is $15,696.

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The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in Utah. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

The average amount in student loans that economics majors at BYU take out is $14,500.

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#4

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

The excellent programs at Southern Utah University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in Utah. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Schools in Utah list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for economics students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #7, Westminster College Utah did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for economics students. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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With a ranking of #8, Utah Valley University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for economics students. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

Snow College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for economics students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the remote town of Ephraim, Snow College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Economics Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Economics Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,019
Idaho 63
Montana 51
Wyoming 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 9 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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