Econometrics & Quantitative Economics at University of Massachusetts Amherst

If you plan to study econometrics & quantitative economics, take a look at what University of Massachusetts Amherst has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 31,642 students attend the school each year.

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

UMass Amherst Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
• Master’s Degree in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics

UMass Amherst Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Rankings

The econometrics and quantitative economics major at UMass Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Econometrics & Quantitative 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in econometrics and quantitative economics, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the econometrics and quantitative economics majors at University of Massachusetts Amherst.

UMass Amherst Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of econometrics and quantitative economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in econometrics and quantitative economics at UMass Amherst 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 Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in econometrics and quantitative economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	76
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UMass Amherst Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of econometrics and quantitative economics master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

In the econometrics and quantitative economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• General Economics

Careers That Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in econometrics and quantitative 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Economics Professors	870	$125,120

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 Lion Hirth under License

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