Economics at Brown University

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

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 9,948.

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

Brown Economics Degrees Available

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

Brown Economics Rankings

The economics major at Brown 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 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #34 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Brown

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

Brown Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Brown since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	76
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Brown Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of economics master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Economics

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	207
Development Economics & International Development	7

Related Majors

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

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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,060	$72,180
Managers	830	$114,660
Economics Professors	100	$156,620

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 Ad Meskens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.