Economics at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 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.

UT Austin Economics Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Economics Rankings

The economics major at UT Austin 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #37 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	75
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	63
White	103
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

UT Austin Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of economics master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	15
International Students	44
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas at Austin. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	354
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	76

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Geography & Cartography
• International Relations & National Security
• Anthropology
• 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	29,560	$78,200
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Economics Professors	1,020	$115,240
Economists	830	$106,480
Survey Researchers	430	$60,460

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.