Economics at Boston University

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if Boston University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Boston U Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics

Boston U Economics Rankings

The economics major at Boston U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at Boston University.

Boston U Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Boston U since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	48
International Students	167
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Boston U Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of economics master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	129
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at Boston University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Boston University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	281
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	171

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Archeology
• Other Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Sociology

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,070	$74,510
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Economics Professors	870	$125,120
Survey Researchers	730	$64,950

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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