The main focus area for this major is Econometrics & Quantitative Economics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Economics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. 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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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.
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. Georgia Tech is in the top 10% of the country for economics. More specifically it was ranked #61 out of 627 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Georgia.
Here are some of the other rankings for Georgia Tech.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Georgia Tech paid an average of $684 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $342 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $10,258 | $31,370 |
Fees | $2,594 | $2,594 |
Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,090 | $12,090 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,060 | $4,060 |
Learn more about Georgia Tech tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Georgia Tech 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 Georgia Tech Online Learning page.
Women made up around 28.0% of the economics students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 33.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 40.0% of the economics bachelor’s degrees at Georgia Tech in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 12 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 25 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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International Relations & National Security | 24 |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.