Economics at University of California - Santa Barbara

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

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 26,179. Of the 7,001 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Santa Barbara in 2021, 695 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.

UCSB Economics Degrees Available

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

UCSB Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at UCSB 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 UCSB 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
	32
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
	98

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in economics from UCSB. This makes it the #74 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #37 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCSB Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSB is $59,465. This is 30% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 695 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from UCSB. Of these graduates, 61% were men and 39% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at UCSB since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	180
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	72
White	186
International Students	186
Other Races/Ethnicities	65

UCSB Economics Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a master's degree in economics from UCSB. About 41% of these graduates were women and the other 59% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCSB also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• 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 - Santa Barbara.

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.