2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Applied Economics in California

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in applied economics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #435 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of applied economics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2 bachelor's degrees in applied economics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for applied economics.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Applied Economics in California

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in applied economics.

Most Well Attended Schools for Applied Economics Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in applied economics needs to check out University of San Francisco. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Francisco. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in applied economics in California. More information about a bachelor’s in applied economics from University of San Francisco

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Pitzer College
Claremont, CA

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Pitzer College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in applied economics. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Pitzer is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in applied economics in California. More information about a bachelor’s in applied economics from Pitzer College

Best Applied Economics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Applied Economics Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Applied Economics Related Rankings by Major

Applied Economics is one of 5 different types of Economics programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	3,841
General Economics	2,323
Development Economics & International Development	136
Other Economics	109
International Economics	15

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to pixabay. More about our data sources and methodologies.