Economics at University of Chicago

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

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 17,834 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.

UChicago Economics Degrees Available

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

UChicago Economics Rankings

The economics major at UChicago 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 43 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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 Chicago with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	157
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	68
White	181
International Students	152
Other Races/Ethnicities	49

UChicago Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of economics master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	64
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	602
International Economics	19
General Economics	5

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Other Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	30,150	$61,670
Survey Researchers	1,590	$57,560
Economics Professors	520	$128,340
Economists	380	$108,690

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 Leefon under License

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