Economics at Stanford University

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

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and has a total student population of 15,953.

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

Stanford Economics Degrees Available

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

Stanford Economics Rankings

The economics major at Stanford 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 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Stanford since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Stanford University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	36
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Stanford Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of economics master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Economics

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	116

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• International Relations & National Security

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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Survey Researchers	780	$75,150
Economics Professors	700	$139,050

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 Pere Joan under License

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