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Economics at University of Florida

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 Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,775 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Florida in 2021, 300 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.

UF Economics Degrees Available

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

UF Economics Rankings

The economics major at UF 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.

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in economics from UF. This makes it the #42 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #127 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Economics Graduates from UF Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UF is $45,380. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

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Economics Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Economics Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 300 economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UF, about 62% were men and 38% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at UF since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

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About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at UF are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Florida with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 25
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 74
White 152
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 26

UF Economics Master’s Program

50% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students earned a master's degree in economics from UF. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

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Of the students who received a economics master's degree from UF, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 17
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UF 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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 34,950 $64,730
Managers 23,160 $99,240
Economics Professors 340 $116,920
Economists 240 $105,230

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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