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

A master's degree in applied economics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #288 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Applied Economics in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 42 master's degrees in applied economics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Applied Economics School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in applied economics matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Applied Economics in California ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of applied economics students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for applied economics.

 

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

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in applied economics.

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

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University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

42 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Los Angeles is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in applied economics. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in applied economics in California.

There were approximately 42 applied economics individuals who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in applied economics from University of California - Los Angeles

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University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

University of California - Santa Cruz is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in applied economics. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in applied economics from University of California - Santa Cruz

2

Mills College
Oakland, CA

Mills College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in applied economics. Mills is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Oakland. More information about a master’s in applied economics from Mills College

Best Applied Economics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	408	10
Oregon	282	1

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Applied Economics Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Applied Economics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	281
General Economics	119
International Economics	8
Other Economics	7

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).
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