by our College Data Analytics TeamEconomics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at University of California - Irvine. 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. The bachelor's program at UC Irvine was ranked #113 on College Factual's Best Schools for economics list. It is also ranked #15 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UC Irvine.
The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $2,311 | $2,311 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,361 | $1,361 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,677 | $16,677 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,250 | $4,250 |
Learn more about UC Irvine tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UC Irvine in Economics walked away with an average of $17,784 in student debt. That is 16% lower than the national average of $21,243.
The median early career salary of economics students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UC Irvine is $42,329 per year. That is 10% lower than the national average of $46,790.
Online degrees for the UC Irvine 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 UC Irvine Online Learning page.
About 50.6% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in economics in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in economics at UC Irvine in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 91 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 274 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 17 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Economics | 349 |
| Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 92 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | 29 |
| Anthropology | 77 |
| Criminology | 429 |
| Political Science & Government | 307 |
| Sociology | 238 |
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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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