If you pursue a degree in general economics, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #29 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Economics Schools in Georgia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 303 degrees in general economics annually.
Your choice of general economics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Economics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
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 Georgia list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general economics degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Georgia is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general economics. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 98 general economics students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.
Georgia State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general economics. Georgia State is a very large public university located in the city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #483 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgia State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 79 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent year we have data available.
Mercer University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general economics. Mercer is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Macon. This university ranks 19th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 12 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Mercer in the most recent data year.
Morehouse College is a great choice for students interested in a degree in general economics. Morehouse is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Atlanta. This college ranks 44th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 21 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Morehouse 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. We derive our Best Overall General Economics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
