Economics at Emory 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 Emory University stacks up to those at other schools.

Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 13,997 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.

Emory Economics Degrees Available

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

Emory Economics Rankings

The economics major at Emory 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #127 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Emory

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

Emory Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Emory since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	31
International Students	76
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Emory Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of economics master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from Emory, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Emory University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	141
Development Economics & International Development	26

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• International Relations & National Security
• Anthropology
• 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 GA, the home state for Emory University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,460	$67,080
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Economists	330	$111,570
Economics Professors	180	$101,590

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 Mpspqr under License

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