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. In 2021, 133 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Emory.

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools	27
Most Focused Economics Master’s Degree Schools	38
Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80

In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in economics from Emory. This makes it the #33 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Emory Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Emory is $55,058. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 20% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

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

The economics program at Emory awarded 133 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 55% of these degrees went to men with the other 45% going 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 9% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Emory University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	34
International Students	56
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Emory Economics Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students earned a master's degree in economics from Emory. About 68% of these graduates were women and the other 32% were men.

In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Emory also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.