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. In 2021, 184 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Brown.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Economics

Brown Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Brown compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	19
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Best Economics Schools	24
Most Popular Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	33
Most Focused Economics Master’s Degree Schools	47
	51
Most Popular Economics Schools	61
Most Focused Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	70

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in economics from Brown. This makes it the #74 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Brown Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Brown is $64,028. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 40% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 184 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Brown. Of these graduates, 52% were men and 48% were 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 12% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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	31
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	80
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Brown Economics Master’s Program

Of the 17 economics students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Brown, about 65% were men and 35% were 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	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Brown also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.