2025 Best General Economics Schools in Maryland

Ranked #29 in popularity, general economics is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Maryland 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 549 degrees in general economics annually.

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Choosing a Great General Economics School

Your choice of general 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 general economics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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.

Pick Your General Economics Degree Level

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 Maryland list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Economics in Maryland

The schools below may not offer all types of general economics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Maryland Schools in General Economics

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In MD

147 General Economics Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in general economics has to look into Johns Hopkins University. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were roughly 147 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general economics from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In MD

111 General Economics Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in general economics needs to look into University of Maryland - Baltimore County. UMBC is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Baltimore. This university ranks 6th out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were roughly 111 general economics students who graduated with this degree at UMBC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Southern New Hampshire University

Masters Degree Type

MS in Applied Economics Program Name

If you're the kind of person who enjoys working with numbers and solving tough problems, a graduate degree in economics may be for you.

More information about a degree in MS in Applied Economics from Southern New Hampshire University

3

Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9th Most Popular In MD

Loyola University Maryland is a good option for students interested in a degree in general economics. Located in the city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #157 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Loyola Maryland is a great university overall.

There were roughly 13 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Maryland in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Towson University
Towson, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5th Most Popular In MD

68 General Economics Degrees Awarded

Towson University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in general economics. Towson is a large public university located in the small city of Towson. A Best Colleges rank of #188 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Towson is a great university overall.

There were about 68 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general economics from Towson University

5

St Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6th Most Popular In MD

40 General Economics Degrees Awarded

Located in the rural area of St. Mary's City, SMCM is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 24th out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were roughly 40 general economics students who graduated with this degree at SMCM in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general economics from St Mary’s College of Maryland

6

Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10th Most Popular In MD

Salisbury is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Salisbury. This university ranks 12th out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were roughly 8 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Salisbury in the most recent data year.

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Best General Economics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Economics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	2,945
Pennsylvania	978	1,420
New Jersey	614	675
District of Columbia	441	450
Delaware	345	154

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Economics

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

Majors Similar to General Economics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	970

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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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More about our data sources and methodologies.