Economics at University of California - Davis

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

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and has a total student population of 39,074.

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

UC Davis Economics Degrees Available

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

UC Davis Economics Rankings

The economics major at UC Davis 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 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.

Economics Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 of California - Davis with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	138
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	64
International Students	127
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

UC Davis Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of economics master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at University of California - Davis. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Davis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	661

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

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 University of California - Davis.

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 Bev Sykes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.