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Duke University Bachelor’s in Economics

219 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$95,118 Average Salary
$10,000 Average Student Debt

Economics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Duke University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in economics, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the Duke Bachelor’s in Economics

#3 in the U.S
#1 in North Carolina

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Ranked at #3 in College Factual's most recent rankings, Duke is in the top 1% of the country for economics students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in North Carolina.

Here are some of the other rankings for Duke.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Colleges for Economics (Income $30-$48k)1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $30-$48k)1
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $30-$48k)1
Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools1
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $0-$30k)1
Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools1
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $0-$30k)1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $0-$30k)1
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $30-$48k)1
Best Value Colleges for Economics (Income $0-$30k)1
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Economics Graduates2
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools2
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $75-$110k)3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $48-$75k)3
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Economics Graduates3
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Economics Graduates3
Best Economics Schools3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $48-$75k)3
Best Value Colleges for Economics (Income $48-$75k)4
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $75-$110k)4
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $48-$75k)4
Highest Paid Economics Graduates6
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $75-$110k)7
Best Value Colleges for Economics (Income $75-$110k)7
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics9
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics12
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics15
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics16
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (With Aid)22
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics (With Aid)26
Most Popular Colleges for Economics35
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Economics45
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (With Aid)47
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans49
Best Value Colleges for Economics (With Aid)54
Best Economics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans55
Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans56
Best Economics Colleges for Veterans62
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income Over $110k)95
Most Focused Colleges for Economics110
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics118
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Economics152
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income Over $110k)157
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics199
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income Over $110k)425
Best Value Colleges for Economics (Income Over $110k)442
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Economics547
Best Value Colleges for Economics588

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Economics from Duke Cost?

$57,633 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$10,000 Average Student Debt

Duke Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Duke was $1,746 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$55,880$55,880
Fees$1,753$1,753
Books and Supplies$1,434$1,434
On Campus Room and Board$16,026$16,026
On Campus Other Expenses$1,976$1,976

Learn more about Duke tuition and fees.

Duke Economics Bachelor’s Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Economics students who received their bachelor’s degree at Duke took out an average of $10,000 in student loans. That is 53% lower than the national average of $21,243.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Economics From Duke?

$95,118 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

economics who receive their bachelor’s degree from Duke make an average of $95,118 a year during the early days of their career. That is 103% higher than the national average of $46,790.

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Does Duke Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Economics?

Duke does not offer an online option for its economics bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Duke Online Learning page.

Duke Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Economics

219 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
32.0% Women
36.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 219 bachelor’s degrees in economics awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 32.0% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in economics in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 33.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in economics at Duke in 2019-2020, 36.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian59
Black or African American4
Hispanic or Latino14
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White94
International Students38
Other Races/Ethnicities10

Bachelor’s in Economics Focus Areas at Duke

Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Economics1
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics218

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Anthropology12
Political Science & Government131
Sociology45

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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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