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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. Of the 9,882 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Irvine in 2021, 472 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 Irvine Economics Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine Economics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Economics Schools 12
Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools 36

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in economics from UC Irvine. This makes it the #150 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Economics Graduates from UC Irvine Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Irvine is $40,188. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

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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

40% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The economics program at UC Irvine awarded 472 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% going 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 4% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 - Irvine with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 111
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 36
White 10
International Students 295
Other Races/Ethnicities 19

UC Irvine Economics Master’s Program

50% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The economics program at UC Irvine awarded 6 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

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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.

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

UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 12 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 - 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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