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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Economics Schools in Missouri ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 205 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. 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.
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 Missouri list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
Washington University in St Louis is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general economics. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 general economics students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.
University of Missouri - Columbia is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in general economics. Mizzou is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #131 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.
There were roughly 96 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year.
Truman State University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in general economics. Located in the town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 10 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Truman State in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in general economics has to take a look at University of Central Missouri. UCM is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Warrensburg. This university ranks 21st out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 12 general economics students who graduated with this degree at UCM in the most recent year we have data available.
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. 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.
