Economics at University at Buffalo

If you plan to study economics, take a look at what University at Buffalo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 32,347 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.

University at Buffalo Economics Degrees Available

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

University at Buffalo Economics Rankings

The economics major at University at Buffalo 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #87 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 University at Buffalo with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	31
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

University at Buffalo Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of economics master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 University at Buffalo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	146
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	12
Applied Economics	2

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• Political Science & Government
• 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 NY, the home state for University at Buffalo.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	63,520	$77,230
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Economics Professors	1,650	$129,370
Economists	750	$127,520
Survey Researchers	710	$74,130

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 Y. G. Lulat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.