If you pursue a degree in general economics, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #29 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for general economics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 303 degrees in general economics during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Your choice of general economics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Economics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Economics Schools in Georgia list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general economics degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Georgia is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general economics. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 98 general economics students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Covenant College if you want to pursue a degree in general economics. Covenant is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Lookout Mountain. This college ranks 21st out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 9 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Covenant in the most recent data year.
Georgia State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general economics. Georgia State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #582 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgia State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 79 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent data year.
Mercer University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general economics. Mercer is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Macon. A Best Colleges rank of #415 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Mercer is a great university overall.
There were approximately 12 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Mercer in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Atlanta, Spelman is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 42nd out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 42 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Spelman in the most recent year we have data available.
Morehouse is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Atlanta. This college ranks 56th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 21 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Morehouse in the most recent data year.
University of West Georgia is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Carrollton. This university ranks 30th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 8 general economics students who graduated with this degree at University of West Georgia in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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Your choice of general economics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Economics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
