2023 Best Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this Best Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast 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 Duke University the best school in the Southeast Region for economics students working on their master’s degree. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
Out of the 35 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Emory University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in the Southeast Region . Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.
Economics majors at Emory take out an average of $64,114 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s best schools for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
University of Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
With a ranking of #8, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s best schools for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
George Mason University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that economics majors at GMU take out while working on their Master's Degree is $27,294.
With a ranking of #10, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best schools for economics students working on their master’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
Best Economics Colleges by State
Explore the best economics colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Florida | 1,443 |
| Georgia | 641 |
| Tennessee | 436 |
| Louisiana | 206 |
| Virginia | 1,327 |
| North Carolina | 1,245 |
| West Virginia | 42 |
| Alabama | 107 |
| Mississippi | 63 |
| South Carolina | 316 |
| Arkansas | 103 |
| Kentucky | 221 |
Rankings in Majors Related to Economics
Economics Focus Areas
| 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).
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