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Economics at University of California - Merced

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Economics at University of California - Merced

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics program at University of California - Merced stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Merced is located in Merced, California and has a total student population of 9,018. In 2021, 33 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Merced.

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 Merced Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

UC Merced Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at UC Merced 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 Merced 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 237
Most Popular Economics Schools 284
515
Best Economics Schools 522
525
Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 531

Earnings of UC Merced Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Merced is $30,771. 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 Merced

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

UC Merced Economics Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% 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 Merced since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 - Merced with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 6
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UC Merced also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 0 student 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 - Merced.

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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