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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Economics in New Jersey

2 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
$32,000 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on General Economics Major in New Jersey

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Economics Major in New Jersey” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2021-2022, 25,066 people earned their degree in general economics, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States.

Across New Jersey, there were 504 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,237 and $39,823 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Economics Major in New Jersey” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general economics. That schools that top this list have a program in general economics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Economics Major in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree general economics students.

Top 2 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Economics in New Jersey

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Rutgers University - Newark
Newark, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Newark. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Economics Major in New Jersey list. This fairly large school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 6 masters’s general economics degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about General Economics at Rutgers Newark

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Economics Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #2 spot on the list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 262 masters’s general economics degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Rutgers New Brunswick General Economics Report

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