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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Princeton.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Economics

Princeton Economics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Economics Schools	6
	9
	9
	15
Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	34
Most Popular Economics Master’s Degree Schools	47

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in economics from Princeton. This makes it the #47 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Princeton Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Princeton is $81,961. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 79% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 93 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in economics from Princeton in 2021, 62% were men and 38% were 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 1% 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	29
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	35
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Princeton Economics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 economics majors earned their master's degree from Princeton. Of these graduates, 78% were men and 22% were 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	8
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Princeton also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 20 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.