Economics at Georgia State University

If you plan to study economics, take a look at what Georgia State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 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.

Georgia State Economics Degrees Available

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

Georgia State Economics Rankings

The economics major at Georgia State 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 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State 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 42% 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 State University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	15
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Georgia State Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of economics master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	116
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	43
International Economics	7

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Urban Studies
• 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 Georgia State 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 Jayingram11 under License

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