Economics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #41 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of economics. Combined, these schools handed out 200 master's degrees in economics to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Economics School for Your Master's Degree
The economics master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average Earnings
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on economics students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other economics students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How much debt economics students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized economics related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for economics students working on their master's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Economics Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Economics in District of Columbia
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in economics.
Top District of Columbia Schools for a Master's in Economics
It's hard to beat Georgetown University if you want to pursue a master's degree in economics. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.
Soon after graduation, economics master's recipients usually earn an average of $79,324 at the beginning of their careers.
George Washington University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in economics. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.
Master's students who receive their degree from the economics program make about $82,787 in their early career salary.
Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in economics has to look into American University. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.
Economics master's degree recipients from American University get an earnings boost of approximately $3,898 above the average earnings of economics majors.
Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in economics needs to look into Howard University. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in economics from Howard University
Best Economics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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).