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. In 2021, 82 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Stanford.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Economics

Stanford Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how Stanford performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools	15
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
Best Economics Schools	26
Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools	95

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in economics from Stanford. This makes it the #121 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Stanford Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Stanford is $60,475. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 32% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from Stanford. About 54% were men and 46% were 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 10% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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	19
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	34
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Stanford Economics Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Economics from Stanford in 2020-2021, 56% were men and 44% were 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Stanford also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 25 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.