2025 Best Business Economics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
8Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
600Business Economics Degrees Awarded
Business Economics is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #130 most popular major 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 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for business economics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 600 degrees in business economics annually.
Your choice of business economics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for business economics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The business 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 Business Economics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
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Best Schools for Business Economics in the Middle Atlantic Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the business economics degree levels they offer.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Business Economics
Lehigh University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in business economics. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Lehigh is a great university overall.
There were roughly 56 business economics students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent data year.
Villanova University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in business economics. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.
There were roughly 23 business economics students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Seton Hall University if you wish to pursue a degree in business economics. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of South Orange. This university ranks 9th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 28 business economics students who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent data year.
SUNY Oneonta is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in business economics. Located in the town of Oneonta, SUNY Oneonta is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. This school ranks 37th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 133 business economics students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Oneonta in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of New York, Baruch is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #260 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Baruch is a great college overall.
There were roughly 75 business economics students who graduated with this degree at Baruch in the most recent year we have data available.
SUNY Cortland is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Cortland. A Best Colleges rank of #218 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SUNY Cortland is a great school overall.
There were about 93 business economics students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Cortland in the most recent data year.
Utica College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Utica. This college ranks 49th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 5 business economics students who graduated with this degree at Utica College in the most recent data year.
Medgar is a small public college located in the city of Brooklyn. This college ranks 134th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 6 business economics students who graduated with this degree at Medgar 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).
Your choice of business economics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for business economics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
