Best Economics colleges in Illinois

Best Economics colleges in Illinois for 2026

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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 2024, 456 Economics students graduated with students earning 304 Bachelor's degrees, 69 Master's degrees, 52 Certificates, and 31 Doctoral degrees.

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign offers 6 Economics degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a small city. In 2024, 444 Economics students graduated with students earning 331 Bachelor's degrees, 90 Master's degrees, and 23 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 2024, 71 Economics students graduated with students earning 56 Bachelor's degrees, 9 Doctoral degrees, and 6 Master's degrees.

Northern Illinois University offers 6 Economics degree programs. It's a large, public, four-year university in a small suburb. In 2024, 26 Economics students graduated with students earning 19 Bachelor's degrees, 5 Master's degrees, and 2 Doctoral degrees.

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 2024, 98 Economics students graduated with students earning 65 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 2024, 828 Economics students graduated with students earning 678 Bachelor's degrees, 74 Master's degrees, 41 Doctoral degrees, and 35 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 2024, 87 Economics students graduated with students earning 87 Bachelor's degrees.

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale offers 7 Economics degree programs. It's a large, public, four-year university in a faraway town. In 2024, 27 Economics students graduated with students earning 16 Bachelor's degrees, 6 Doctoral degrees, and 5 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 2024, 11 Economics students graduated with students earning 11 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 2024, 58 Economics students graduated with students earning 58 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 23,856
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Logo University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
4/5
23 : 1 59,238
University of Illinois Chicago Logo University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL
4/5
18 : 1 33,906
Northern Illinois University Logo Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
3/5
20 : 1 15,414
DePaul University Logo DePaul University Chicago, IL
5/5
25 : 1 21,210