These resources can help you sort through your potential choices with respect to their economics programs:
https://ideas.repec.org/top/top.uslacecon.html
https://ideas.repec.org/top/top.usecondept.html
You may want to consider a major in public policy, which relies on the fields of political science, economics and philosophy for its foundation.
You’re on the right track: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nataliesportelli/2017/04/26/10-expensive-colleges-worth-every-penny-2017/.