The main focus area for this major is General Economics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Economics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Florida International University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in economics, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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If you're the kind of person who enjoys working with numbers and solving tough problems, a graduate degree in economics may be for you.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at FIU was ranked #337 on College Factual's Best Schools for economics list. It is also ranked #7 in Florida.
Here are some of the other rankings for FIU.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at FIU paid an average of $619 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $206 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $4,721 | $16,529 |
Fees | $1,844 | $2,434 |
Books and Supplies | $1,350 | $1,350 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,956 | $10,956 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,932 | $4,932 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Economics students who received their bachelor’s degree at FIU took out an average of $19,991 in student loans. That is 6% lower than the national average of $21,243.
economics who receive their bachelor’s degree from FIU make an average of $42,682 a year during the early days of their career. That is 9% lower than the national average of $46,790.
Online degrees for the FIU economics bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the FIU Online Learning page.
About 31.5% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in economics in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 33.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 76.6% of the economics bachelor’s degrees at FIU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 10 |
Hispanic or Latino | 82 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 20 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Economics | 124 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Geography & Cartography | 4 |
International Relations & National Security | 288 |
Political Science & Government | 292 |
Sociology | 118 |
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*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.
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