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 4 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for general economics students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 231 degrees in general economics to qualified students.
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 Iowa 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.
University of Iowa is a great option for students interested in a degree in general economics. Iowa is a very large public university located in the small city of Iowa City. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were roughly 109 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in general economics has to check out Iowa State University. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were about 52 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.
Drake University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general economics. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 5th out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 4 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Drake in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Coe College if you want to pursue a degree in general economics. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Coe is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 22nd out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 18 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Coe 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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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.
