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.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Economics Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 787 degrees in general economics to qualified students.
Your choice of general economics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The general economics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Economics Schools in Wisconsin.
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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.
University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general economics. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 551 general economics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.
Marquette University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in general economics. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Milwaukee. A Best Colleges rank of #114 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.
There were approximately 34 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent data year.
Saint Norbert College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general economics. Located in the midsize suburb of De Pere, SNC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 31st out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 29 general economics students who graduated with this degree at SNC in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in general economics. UW - Eau Claire is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Eau Claire. This university ranks 13th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 32 general economics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Eau Claire in the most recent data year.
UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public university located in the small city of La Crosse. A Best Colleges rank of #380 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - La Crosse is a great university overall.
There were approximately 31 general economics students who graduated with this degree at UW - La Crosse in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 17 general economics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Whitewater in the most recent year we have data available.
Carthage is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Kenosha. This college ranks 37th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 6 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Carthage in the most recent data year.
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 general economics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
