Ranked #19 in popularity, economics is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of economics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 111 degrees in economics during the 2021-2022 academic year.
The economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Economics rankings. We derive our Best Overall 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.
The economics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Economics Schools in Arkansas.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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The schools below may not offer all types of economics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Arkansas is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in economics. UARK is a fairly large public university located in the city of Fayetteville. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.
There were roughly 47 economics students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the economics program state that they receive average early career earnings of $39,237.
Every student who is interested in economics has to take a look at Hendrix College. Hendrix is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Conway. This college ranks 8th out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were about 23 economics students who graduated with this degree at Hendrix in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the economics program report average early career wages of $38,848.
Any student who is interested in economics has to check out University of Central Arkansas. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 6th out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were about 16 economics students who graduated with this degree at UCA in the most recent year we have data available.
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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The economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Economics rankings. We derive our Best Overall Economics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
