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Economics at University of California - Davis

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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. Of the 9,846 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Davis in 2021, 615 of them were economics majors.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Economics

UC Davis Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at UC Davis compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools 75
77
Most Focused Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 90
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 106
Best Value Economics Schools 272

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in economics from UC Davis. This makes it the #61 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UC Davis Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Davis is $44,249. This is less than $45,868, which is the national average of all economics majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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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

38% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 62% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Davis since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 171
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 47
White 82
International Students 288
Other Races/Ethnicities 24

UC Davis Economics Master’s Program

48% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students graduated with a master's degree in economics from UC Davis. About 52% were men and 48% were women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UC Davis also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 25 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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