2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Economics in Alabama

Economics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #44 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the most popular for economics students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5 master'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 Master’s Students to Study Economics in Alabama

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Economics Students Working on Their Master's

1

Auburn University at Montgomery
Montgomery, AL

5 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in economics needs to check out Auburn University at Montgomery. AUM is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Montgomery. More information about a master’s in economics from Auburn University at Montgomery

2

Auburn University
Auburn, AL

Auburn University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in economics. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in economics from Auburn University

Best Economics Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	206	79
Georgia	186	73
Virginia	175	66
North Carolina	167	148
Tennessee	156	27
South Carolina	141	17
Louisiana	140	14
Kentucky	140	14
Mississippi	120	7
Arkansas	119	6

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Rankings in Majors Related to Economics

Economics is one of 12 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Economics Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Economics	5

Most Popular Majors Related to Economics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
International Relations & National Security	71
Sociology	29
Geography & Cartography	24
General Social Sciences	16
Criminology	11
Anthropology	9
Political Science & Government	5

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.