Economics at University of California - Los Angeles

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if University of California - Los Angeles is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 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.

UCLA Economics Degrees Available

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

UCLA Economics Rankings

The economics major at UCLA 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 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Economics Bachelor’s Program

49% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at UCLA since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	249
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	87
White	226
International Students	194
Other Races/Ethnicities	63

UCLA Economics Master’s Program

51% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of economics master's degrees went to men and 51% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	83
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	736
Development Economics & International Development	116
Applied Economics	32

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 - Los Angeles.

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
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