Economics at University of Georgia

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 Georgia stacks up to those at other schools.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from UGA.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Economics section at the bottom of this page.

UGA Economics Degrees Available

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

UGA Economics Rankings

The economics major at UGA 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, 3 students received their master’s degree in economics from UGA. This makes it the #183 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Economics Graduates from UGA Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UGA is $47,719. This is 4% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 78 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in economics from UGA in 2021, 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at UGA since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at UGA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	50
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UGA Economics Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in economics from UGA. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from UGA, 100% 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 Georgia with a master's in economics.

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

UGA also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Geography & Cartography
• 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,460	$67,080
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Economists	330	$111,570
Economics Professors	180	$101,590

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.