2023 Best Economics Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree School for You
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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 New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for business students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
Check out the economics master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Economics Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the best school in the New England Region for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in the New England Region . Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.
Economics majors at Boston College take out an average of $26,595 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.
Boston University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree economics programs. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Northeastern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Brandeis University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
After completing their Master's Degree, economics graduates from Brandeis carry an average student debtload of $37,508.
University of Connecticut landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree economics programs. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Best Economics Colleges by State
Explore the best economics colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 3,397 |
| Connecticut | 1,099 |
| New Hampshire | 353 |
| Rhode Island | 375 |
| Maine | 256 |
| Vermont | 202 |
Economics Related Rankings by Major
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 17 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).
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