Economics at Duke University

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics program at Duke University stacks up to those at other schools.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and approximately 16,172 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.

Duke Economics Degrees Available

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

Duke Economics Rankings

The economics major at Duke 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 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Duke University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	38
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	72
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Duke Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of economics master's degrees went to men and 51% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	76
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Economics

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	255
General Economics	1

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology
• 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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	17,450	$69,170
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Economics Professors	580	$106,080
Survey Researchers	350	$80,960
Economists	230	$81,470

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 Bjoertvedt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.