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 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Economics Schools in Missouri ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 430 degrees in economics annually.
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 picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Economics Schools in Missouri ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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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.
It's difficult to beat Washington University in St Louis if you wish to pursue a degree in economics. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 120 economics students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year. Those economics students who get their degree from Washington University in St Louis earn $10,998 more than the standard economics graduate.
It is hard to beat University of Missouri - Columbia if you wish to pursue a degree in economics. Mizzou is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #131 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.
There were roughly 134 economics students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the economics program state that they receive average early career income of $52,635.
Saint Louis University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in economics. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SLU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 24 economics students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in economics needs to take a look at Truman State University. Located in the town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 10 economics students who graduated with this degree at Truman State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #575 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Missouri State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 22 economics students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the economics program report average early career wages of $44,898.
UMSL is a large public university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. This university ranks 11th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 20 economics students who graduated with this degree at UMSL in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the economics program state that they receive average early career wages of $46,583.
UMKC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Kansas City. This university ranks 14th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 31 economics students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent data year.
UCM is a large public university located in the town of Warrensburg. This university ranks 21st out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 12 economics students who graduated with this degree at UCM in the most recent data year. After graduation, economics degree recipients generally make an average of $41,076 in their early careers.
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.
