Best Economics colleges in Illinois

Best Economics colleges in Illinois for 2025

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Northwestern University offers 10 Economics degree programs. It's a very large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a small city. In 2023, 518 Economics students graduated with students earning 373 Bachelor's degrees, 64 Master's degrees, 54 Certificates, and 27 Doctoral degrees.

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign offers 5 Economics degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a small city. In 2023, 451 Economics students graduated with students earning 315 Bachelor's degrees, 104 Master's degrees, and 32 Doctoral degrees.

University of Illinois Chicago offers 5 Economics degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 104 Economics students graduated with students earning 85 Bachelor's degrees, 13 Master's degrees, and 6 Doctoral degrees.

Northern Illinois University offers 6 Economics degree programs. It's a large, public, four-year university in a small suburb. In 2023, 19 Economics students graduated with students earning 16 Bachelor's degrees, 2 Master's degrees, and 1 Doctoral degree.

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

DePaul University offers 7 Economics degree programs. It's a very large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 83 Economics students graduated with students earning 50 Bachelor's degrees, and 33 Master's degrees.

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
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University of Chicago offers 5 Economics degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 767 Economics students graduated with students earning 622 Bachelor's degrees, 78 Master's degrees, 41 Doctoral degrees, and 26 Certificates.

Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL

Wheaton College offers 2 Economics degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2023, 105 Economics students graduated with students earning 105 Bachelor's degrees.

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale offers 6 Economics degree programs. It's a large, public, four-year university in a faraway town. In 2023, 42 Economics students graduated with students earning 24 Bachelor's degrees, 10 Doctoral degrees, and 8 Master's degrees.

North Central College
Naperville, IL

North Central College offers 2 Economics degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2023, 17 Economics students graduated with students earning 17 Bachelor's degrees.

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Loyola University Chicago offers 2 Economics degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 45 Economics students graduated with students earning 45 Bachelor's degrees.

List of all Economics colleges in Illinois

School Average Tuition Student Teacher Ratio Enrolled Students
Northwestern University Logo Northwestern University Evanston, IL
5/5
15 : 1 23,203
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Logo University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
4/5
23 : 1 56,563
University of Illinois Chicago Logo University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL
4/5
18 : 1 33,522
Northern Illinois University Logo Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
3/5
19 : 1 15,504
DePaul University Logo DePaul University Chicago, IL
5/5
25 : 1 21,348