by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Development Economics & International Development. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Economics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Catholic University of America. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’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.
Part-time graduates at CUA paid an average of $1,975 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $49,680 | $49,680 |
| Fees | $660 | $660 |
economics who receive their master’s degree from CUA make an average of $58,673 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $59,160.
Online degrees for the CUA economics master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CUA Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in economics in 2019-2020, 58.3% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.3% of the economics master’s degrees at CUA in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 14%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Development Economics & International Development | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 9 |
| Sociology | 1 |
*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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