2025 Best General Economics Schools in Connecticut
7Colleges in Connecticut
663General Economics Degrees Awarded
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 Connecticut ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 663 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Economics Schools in Connecticut list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Any student who is interested in general economics has to look into University of Connecticut. Located in the fringe town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #57 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were about 407 general economics students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.
Trinity College is a good option for students interested in a degree in general economics. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Hartford. A Best Colleges rank of #136 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Trinity Bantams is a great college overall.
There were about 69 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Trinity Bantams in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in general economics has to take a look at Connecticut College. Located in the city of New London, Conn College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 6th out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 56 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Conn College in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in general economics has to look into Fairfield University. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Fairfield. A Best Colleges rank of #50 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Fairfield U is a great university overall.
There were about 42 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Fairfield U in the most recent year we have data available.
Sacred Heart is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Fairfield. This university ranks 9th out of 18 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were roughly 25 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Sacred Heart in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 5th out of 18 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were approximately 18 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Quinnipiac in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 18 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were approximately 29 general economics students who graduated with this degree at CCSU 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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