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2023 Best Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree School for You

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which business program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Best Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for business students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Economics Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Economics Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Teachers College at Columbia University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for economics students working on their master’s degree. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#2

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The excellent master’s degree programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

The average amount in student loans that economics majors at Johns Hopkins take out while working on their Master's Degree is $37,727.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for economics students working on their master’s degree. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#9

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average amount in student loans that economics majors at Georgetown take out while working on their Master's Degree is $76,897.

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#10

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.

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Best Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best economics colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,416
New York 5,213
Maryland 1,613
New Jersey 843
District of Columbia 737
Delaware 173

Economics Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Economics 25,066
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 21,078
Applied Economics 550
Development Economics & International Development 535
International Economics 305
Other Economics 275

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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