Using science and data we decided to determine which programs offer the best career opportunities for economics Majors. Here are the set of the top colleges for economics Majors in US for 2021:
- University of Virginia
- University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Duke University
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of Florida
- University of Wisconsin - Madison
- University of Texas at Austin
- University of Notre Dame
- Northwestern University
- College of William and Mary
25 best colleges for economics majors in the US
1. University of Virginia
Location
Charlottesville, VA
2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Location
Ann Arbor, MI
3. Duke University
Location
Durham, NC
4. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Location
Chapel Hill, NC
5. University of Florida
Location
Gainesville, FL
6. University of Wisconsin - Madison
Location
Madison, WI
7. University of Texas at Austin
Location
Austin, TX
8. University of Notre Dame
Location
Notre Dame, IN
9. Northwestern University
Location
Evanston, IL
10. College of William and Mary
Location
Williamsburg, VA
11. Colgate University
Location
Hamilton, NY
12. Brown University
Location
Providence, RI
13. Rice University
Location
Houston, TX
14. Cornell University
Location
Ithaca, NY
15. SUNY at Binghamton
Location
Vestal, NY
16. Vanderbilt University
Location
Nashville, TN
17. Boston College
Location
Chestnut Hill, MA
18. Stanford University
Location
Stanford, CA
19. University of Maryland - College Park
Location
College Park, MD
20. Dartmouth College
Location
Hanover, NH
21. University of California - Los Angeles
Location
Los Angeles, CA
22. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Location
Champaign, IL
23. Johns Hopkins University
Location
Baltimore, MD
24. University of California, Berkeley
Location
Berkeley, CA
25. Wake Forest University
Location
Winston-Salem, NC
How we determined the best economics colleges
We looked at the following data from the NCES (National Center For Education Statistics) and College Scorecard data from ED.gov to understand what economics departments offer the best career opportunities:
- Percentage of Graduating Class That Are Business Majors
- Mean Earnings After 10 Years
- Mean Earnings After 6 Years
- Admission Rate (More selective the better)
- Average cost of attendance (Lower is better)
- Median amount of debt
- Ratio of people working to not working after 10 years
Most popular jobs for economics majors
Updated November 17, 2023