General Economics is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #29 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for general economics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,116 degrees in general economics annually.
The general economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Economics rankings. For our Best Overall General Economics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Economics Schools in Michigan list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest 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 general economics degree levels they offer.
It's difficult to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you want to pursue a degree in general economics. U-M is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were roughly 634 general economics students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.
Michigan State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general economics. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were about 227 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.
Western Michigan University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general economics. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #322 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 10 general economics students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available.
Wayne State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general economics. Wayne State is a very large public university located in the city of Detroit. This university ranks 9th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 45 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available.
Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Ypsilanti. This university ranks 15th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 10 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent data year.
Located in the distant town of Albion, Albion is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 42nd out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 13 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Albion in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, K College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 30th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 20 general economics students who graduated with this degree at K College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the fringe town of Allendale, GVSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #342 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GVSU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 17 general economics students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent data year.
Located in the remote town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 35th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 12 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Northern Michigan University in the most recent year we have data available.
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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The general economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Economics rankings. For our Best Overall General Economics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
