{"669720":{"#nid":"669720","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u2019s Undergraduate Economics Program Ranks Top 25 Among Public Universities Nationally, No. 1 Among GA Public Universities ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u2019s undergraduate economics program ranking, newly added this year, places Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Economics program first among public universities in Georgia and top 25 among public universities nationally.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAcross all public and private universities and colleges nationally, the School of Economics ranks No. 58 among undergraduate economics programs in the 2024 U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report Best Colleges rankings.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019ve known for some time that our School\u2019s teaching and scholarship is outstanding, but it is gratifying to have that acknowledged with this new ranking,\u201d says \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/laura-taylor\u0022\u003ELaura Taylor\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and chair of the School of Economics. \u201cWe\u2019ve significantly expanded our faculty, created new minors and master\u2019s programs, created many new courses such as \u2018Machine Learning for Applied Economics\u2019 that prepare our students to be very competitive in today\u2019s workforce, and more than doubled the number of students in our economics major over the past seven years.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe School\u2019s bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s, and Ph.D. programs \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/625892\/school-economics-emphasizes-stem-footing-with-degree-classification\u0022\u003Eachieved federal STEM designation in 2019,\u003C\/a\u003E reflecting the curriculum\u2019s tech-centered approach to liberal arts education and emphasis on using mathematical models.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEconomics is a high-demand academic program at Georgia Tech. The minor is a top-10 minor in enrollment out of more than 70 at Georgia Tech, and a top-five program in total number of minors awarded.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAcross all public and private universities and colleges nationally, the School of Economics ranks No. 58 among undergraduate economics programs in the 2024 U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report Best Colleges rankings.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Across all public and private universities and colleges nationally, the School of Economics ranks No. 58 among undergraduate economics programs in the 2024 U.S. News \u0026 World Report Best Colleges rankings."}],"uid":"35766","created_gmt":"2023-09-18 14:29:02","changed_gmt":"2023-09-18 16:52:59","author":"dminardi3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-09-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-09-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"671735":{"id":"671735","type":"image","title":"Old Civil Engineering Building","body":null,"created":"1695055869","gmt_created":"2023-09-18 16:51:09","changed":"1695055941","gmt_changed":"2023-09-18 16:52:21","alt":"Old Civil Engineering building on campus, home to Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Economics","file":{"fid":"254843","name":"Untitled design - 2023-09-18T115101.259.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/09\/18\/Untitled%20design%20-%202023-09-18T115101.259.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/09\/18\/Untitled%20design%20-%202023-09-18T115101.259.png","mime":"image\/png","size":4094008,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/09\/18\/Untitled%20design%20-%202023-09-18T115101.259.png?itok=Vt7FwJlX"}}},"media_ids":["671735"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1282","name":"School of Economics"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:megan.mcrainey@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMegan McRainey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["megan.mcrainey@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}