Economics at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,771.

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

Georgia Tech Economics Degrees Available

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

Georgia Tech Economics Rankings

The economics major at Georgia Tech 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #108 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Georgia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

Georgia Tech Economics Bachelor’s Program

47% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Georgia Tech since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Georgia Tech Economics Master’s Program

38% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of economics master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	77

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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

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
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