Economics at New York University

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at New York University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775.

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

NYU Economics Degrees Available

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

NYU Economics Rankings

The economics major at NYU 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 24 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at NYU since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 New York University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	132
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	46
International Students	279
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

NYU Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of economics master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	12
International Students	154
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at New York University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New York University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	489
General Economics	59

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• General Social Sciences
• Sociology

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 NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	63,520	$77,230
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Economics Professors	1,650	$129,370
Economists	750	$127,520
Survey Researchers	710	$74,130

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 Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.