2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Economics
38
Ranked Colleges
199
Degrees Awarded
$32,700
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Other Economics is the 687th most popular major in the country with 275 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 199 other economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major” ranking, we looked at 38 colleges that offer a degree in other economics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in other economics.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
More Ways to Rank Other Economics Schools
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major”.
Top 38 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Economics
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Centre College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major. Centre College of Kentucky is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Danville, Kentucky. It awarded 53 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Centre College Other Economics Report
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster College Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. Westminster New Wilmington is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. It awarded 10 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Economics at Westminster College Pennsylvania
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Barnard College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major list. Barnard is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 21 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Economics at Barnard College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augsburg University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other economics degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Augsburg University Other Economics Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Whitman College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major. Whitman College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Walla Walla, Washington. It awarded 4 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Other Economics at Whitman
Western Washington University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major ranking. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other economics students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Economics at WWU
Canisius College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major ranking. Canisius College is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s other economics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Economics at Canisius College
University of Detroit Mercy came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major ranking. University of Detroit Mercy is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s other economics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Detroit Mercy Other Economics Report
With a ranking of #9, University of Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major list. University of Dallas is a small school located in Irving, Texas that handed out 10 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UD Other Economics Report
Washington & Jefferson College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major ranking, coming in at #10. W&J is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Economics at W&J
Central Washington University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major ranking. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other economics degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full CWU Other Economics Report
Union University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major list. Union University is located in Jackson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s other economics degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Economics at Union
University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Other Economics at University of Minnesota - Duluth
Regis University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major ranking. Regis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Economics at Regis University
With a ranking of #15, Wagner College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major list. This small school is located in Staten Island, New York, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Wagner College Other Economics Report
Drake University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major ranking. Drake University is a small school located in Des Moines, Iowa that handed out 1 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Other Economics at Drake University
Wayne State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major ranking. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other economics degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Wayne State University Other Economics Report
Florida Southern College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Lakeland, Florida, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Economics at Florida Southern
Michigan State University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major list. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s other economics degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Economics at Michigan State University
University of Delaware landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major ranking. UD is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 7 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Other Economics at UD
Catholic University of America landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major ranking. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other economics students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Other Economics at CUA
With a ranking of #22, University of California - Riverside did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major list. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other economics students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Other Economics at University of California - Riverside
University of California - San Diego landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major ranking. UCSD is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 5 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Other Economics at University of California - San Diego
University of Maine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major ranking, coming in at #24. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 0 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Economics at University of Maine
Emory and Henry College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major list. Emory and Henry College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Emory, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Emory & Henry College Other Economics Report
Bennington College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Bennington, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other economics students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Bennington Other Economics Report
Wesleyan University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major list. Wesleyan U is a small school located in Middletown, Connecticut that handed out 0 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Wesleyan U Other Economics Report
University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major ranking. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Cruz, California. It awarded 0 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UC Santa Cruz Other Economics Report
With a ranking of #24, Wittenberg University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major list. Located in Springfield, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other economics students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Economics at Wittenberg
With a ranking of #24, Whitworth University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major list. Spokane, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other economics degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Economics at Whitworth University
University of Lynchburg landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major ranking. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other economics students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Economics at Lynchburg
Southern New Hampshire University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major ranking. Southern New Hampshire University is a large school located in Manchester, New Hampshire that handed out 0 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Economics at SNHU
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major ranking, coming in at #24. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 0 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Other Economics at UT Knoxville
With a ranking of #24, Valparaiso University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major list. Valparaiso University is located in Valparaiso, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s other economics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Economics at Valpo
Beloit College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major list. Beloit College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Beloit, Wisconsin. It awarded 0 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Other Economics at Beloit
Carson - Newman University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major ranking. This small school is located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Other Economics at Carson - Newman
Suffolk University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other economics degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Suffolk Other Economics Report
Westminster College Utah landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Economics Major ranking. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other economics degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Other Economics at Westminster College Utah
Switch to a Different Ranking Method
Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
Credits
- Credit for the banner image above goes to pixabay.
