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Rice University Master’s in Economics

12 Master's Degrees Awarded

Economics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Rice University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in economics, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Economics from Rice Cost?

$47,913 Average Tuition and Fees

Rice Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Rice paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$47,306$47,306
Fees$607$607

Does Rice Offer an Online Master’s in Economics?

Online degrees for the Rice 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 Rice Online Learning page.

Rice Master’s Student Diversity for Economics

12 Master's Degrees Awarded
41.7% Women
25.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 12 master’s degrees in economics handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 41.7% of the students who received their Master’s in economics in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 41.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.0% of the economics master’s degrees at Rice in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 14%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White1
International Students8
Other Races/Ethnicities0

Master’s in Economics Focus Areas at Rice

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Economics2
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics10

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Anthropology1
International Relations & National Security23
Political Science & Government7
Sociology3

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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.

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