Economics at Brandeis University

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

Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,440.

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

Brandeis Economics Degrees Available

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

Brandeis Economics Rankings

The economics major at Brandeis 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #108 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Brandeis

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

Brandeis Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Brandeis since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	35
International Students	74
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Brandeis Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of economics master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	16
International Students	79
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brandeis University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	262
Development Economics & International Development	63

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government

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 Brandeis 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 Mike Lovett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.