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by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Economics Major in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 550 people earned their degree in applied economics, making the major the 534th most popular in the United States.
Across California, there were 31 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 29 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,735 and $51,649 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Economics Major in California” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in applied economics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their applied economics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The applied 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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Economics Major in California”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree applied economics students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Economics Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. University of California - Los Angeles is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 29 masters’s applied economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of California - Los Angeles Applied Economics Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Economics Major in California list. This fairly large school is located in Santa Cruz, California, and it awarded 0 masters’s applied economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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