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. In 2021, 123 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Georgia State.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Economics

Georgia State Economics Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Focused Economics Master’s Degree Schools	84
Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88
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In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in economics from Georgia State. This makes it the #50 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Georgia State Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Georgia State is $32,490. This is less than $45,868, which is the national average of all economics majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 123 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in economics from Georgia State in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Georgia State since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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	50
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	30
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Georgia State Economics Master’s Program

Of the 25 economics students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Georgia State, about 44% were men and 56% were women.

In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Georgia State also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.