2025 Best Economics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
90Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
10,436Economics Degrees Awarded
$55,327Avg Early-Career Salary
Economics is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #19 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 90 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Economics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 10,436 degrees in economics to qualified students.
Your choice of 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 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Economics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for 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 economics degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
18 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Economics
University of Pennsylvania is a good decision for students interested in a degree in economics. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 281 economics students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the economics major at University of Pennsylvania get $33,770 above the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in economics. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 535 economics students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available. Those economics students who get their degree from Columbia University in the City of New York make $27,808 more than the average economics grad.
Johns Hopkins University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in economics. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were roughly 450 economics students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the economics degree program at Johns Hopkins University make $37,503 above the average college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Cornell University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in economics. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were approximately 280 economics students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the economics major at Cornell University get $29,640 above the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were about 284 economics students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year. Those economics students who get their degree from Georgetown University receive $27,764 more than the typical economics grad.
Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 602 economics students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available. Those economics students who get their degree from New York University receive $13,168 more than the typical economics graduate.
Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Princeton. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Princeton is a great university overall.
There were approximately 166 economics students who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the economics major at Princeton University get $47,714 above the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.
There were about 68 economics students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year. Those economics students who get their degree from Carnegie Mellon University make $30,957 more than the average economics graduate.
GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 200 economics students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year. Those economics students who get their degree from George Washington University receive $15,215 more than the average economics graduate.
Located in the city of New York, Barnard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 9th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 92 economics students who graduated with this degree at Barnard in the most recent data year. Economics degree recipients from Barnard College receive an earnings boost of approximately $30,533 above the average earnings of economics graduates.
Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Syracuse. This university ranks 5th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 239.99999999999997 economics students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the economics program report average early career earnings of $55,974.
Swarthmore is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Swarthmore. This college ranks 5th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 80 economics students who graduated with this degree at Swarthmore in the most recent year we have data available. Economics degree recipients from Swarthmore College get an earnings boost of about $21,617 over the typical income of economics majors.
UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were roughly 511 economics students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year. Those economics students who get their degree from University of Maryland - College Park earn $3,376 more than the typical economics student.
UD is a very large public university located in the suburb of Newark. This university ranks 1st out of 3 schools for overall quality in the state of Delaware.
There were roughly 138 economics students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, economics degree recipients typically make an average of $55,905 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 361 economics students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University 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 $48,143.
Colgate is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Hamilton. This university ranks 11th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 143 economics students who graduated with this degree at Colgate in the most recent year we have data available. Those economics students who get their degree from Colgate University make $21,947 more than the standard economics student.
The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #61 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means The American University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 140 economics students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent data year. Economics degree recipients from American University earn a boost of about $13,473 over the typical earnings of economics majors.
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 approximately 124 economics students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the economics program at Villanova University make $11,738 more than the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Rest of the Top Best Economics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Economics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
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 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 economics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
