2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Economics in Rhode Island

If you pursue a doctor's degree in economics, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #25 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Rhode Island to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of economics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 16 doctor's degrees in economics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for economics.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Economics in Rhode Island

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in economics.

Most Well Attended Schools for Economics Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Brown University
Providence, RI

15 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Brown University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in economics. Brown is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in economics in Rhode Island. More information about a doctorate in economics from Brown University

2

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Rhode Island is a popular decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in economics. URI is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Kingston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in economics in Rhode Island. More information about a doctorate in economics from University of Rhode Island

 

Best Economics Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Economics Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	147	124
Connecticut	95	29
New Hampshire	44	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Economics

One of 12 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Economics Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	15
Applied Economics	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Economics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Sociology	8
Anthropology	5
Political Science & Government	4
Archeology	1

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to pixabay. More about our data sources and methodologies.