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2023 Most Popular Economics Schools in Utah

9 Colleges
$50,937 Avg Salary
$13,332 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Economics School for You

Economics is one of the most popular subjects to study in Utah. With 874 degrees and certificates handed out in <nil>, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which business program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Economics Schools in Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Utah to see which ones were the most popular programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Economics program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for economics majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Utah State University the most popular school in Utah for economics students. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

While working on their degree, economics majors at USU accumulate an average of around $13,245 in student debt.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for economics students. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Economics majors at U of U take out an average of $15,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 9 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 3 spot on the list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

On average, economics graduates from BYU take out $11,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Utah University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Economics Schools in Utah list. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a fairly 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular economics programs. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a very 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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Utah Valley University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular economics programs. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

Snow College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular economics programs. Located in the remote town of Ephraim, Snow College is a public school with a moderately-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 1,018
Idaho 63
Wyoming 43
Montana 50

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 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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