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2025 Best Business Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools

98 Colleges in the United States
4,653 Bachelor's Degrees
Ranked #81 in popularity, business economics is one of the most sought-after bachelor's 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 98 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of business economics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,653 bachelor's degrees in business economics during the <nil> academic year.

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Choosing a Great Business Economics School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Business Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools Your choice of business economics for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for business economics students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Business Economics in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for business economics students seeking a a bachelor's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

19 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Business Economics

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
47 Annual Graduates

Washington University in St Louis is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in business economics. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a bachelor’s in business economics from Washington University in St Louis

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
47 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in business economics needs to check out Lehigh University. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bethlehem.More information about a bachelor’s in business economics from Lehigh University

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA
21 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in business economics has to check out Villanova University. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Villanova.More information about a bachelor’s in business economics from Villanova University

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104 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Ohio State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in business economics. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in business economics from Ohio State University - Main Campus

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178 Annual Graduates

UGA is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Athens.More information about a bachelor’s in business economics from University of Georgia

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Bentley University
Waltham, MA
30 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Waltham, Bentley is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in business economics from Bentley University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
67 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in business economics from Baylor University

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280 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in business economics from University of California - Santa Cruz

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576 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in business economics from University of California - Irvine

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64 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in business economics from University of South Carolina - Columbia

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
22 Annual Graduates

DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in business economics from DePaul University

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56 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in business economics from Miami University - Oxford

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
51 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in business economics from University of Miami

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54 Annual Graduates

University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the city of Tucson.More information about a bachelor’s in business economics from University of Arizona

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
23 Annual Graduates

Marquette is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Milwaukee.More information about a bachelor’s in business economics from Marquette University

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34 Annual Graduates

Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in business economics from Loyola University Chicago

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74 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in business economics from Wheaton College Illinois

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58 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in business economics from Chapman University

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54 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in business economics from Brigham Young University - Provo

Rest of the Top Best Business Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Business Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
20 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
21 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
22 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
23 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA
24 Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA
25 Iowa State University Ames, IA
26 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
27 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
28 Seattle University Seattle, WA
29 Suffolk University Boston, MA
30 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ
31 SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY
32 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY

Business Economics by Region

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