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Economics at Tufts University

Economics at Tufts University

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics program at Tufts University stacks up to those at other schools.

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and approximately 12,219 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.

Tufts Economics Degrees Available

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

Tufts Economics Rankings

The economics major at Tufts 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.

Economics Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts Economics Bachelor’s Program

36% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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About 50% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Tufts are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 32
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 109
International Students 51
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

Tufts Economics Master’s Program

56% Women
3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of economics master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 35
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Tufts University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 234

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 MA, the home state for Tufts University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 20,070 $74,510
Managers 8,660 $131,450
Economists 1,150 $117,680
Economics Professors 870 $125,120
Survey Researchers 730 $64,950

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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