Economics at Princeton University

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if Princeton University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and approximately 7,853 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.

Princeton Economics Degrees Available

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

Princeton Economics Rankings

The economics major at Princeton 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 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Princeton since its program graduates 5% 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 Princeton University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	48
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Princeton Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of economics master's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at Princeton University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Princeton University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	140

Related Majors

• Demography & Population 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 NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	19,330	$87,210
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Survey Researchers	480	$76,040
Economics Professors	340	$117,220
Economists	180	$100,500

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 Quantockgoblin under License

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