Economics at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 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.

UC Irvine Economics Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine Economics Rankings

The economics major at UC Irvine 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% 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 Irvine since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	91
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	21
International Students	243
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UC Irvine 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 of California - Irvine with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	6
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Irvine. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	394
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	95
Other Economics	1

Related Majors

• Demography & Population Studies
• General Social Sciences
• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Irvine.

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 TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.