Economics at Tulane University of Louisiana

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 13,927.

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

Tulane Economics Degrees Available

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

Tulane Economics Rankings

The economics major at Tulane 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Tulane

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

Tulane Economics Bachelor’s Program

45% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Tulane since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Tulane 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 Tulane University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	87
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Tulane Economics Master’s Program

83% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of economics master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from Tulane, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Tulane University of Louisiana. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	132
Development Economics & International Development	50
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	4

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 LA, the home state for Tulane University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,640	$49,460
Survey Researchers	420	$45,210
Economics Professors	60	$101,670
Economists	40	$103,070

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
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