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 University at Buffalo. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at University at Buffalo paid an average of $963 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $471 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $11,310 | $23,100 |
Fees | $2,928 | $2,928 |
Online degrees for the University at Buffalo economics doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the University at Buffalo Online Learning page.
About 50.0% of the students who received their Doctorate in economics in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.0% of the economics doctor’s degrees at University at Buffalo in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 11%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 0 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Economics | 4 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 7 |
Geography & Cartography | 7 |
Political Science & Government | 1 |
Sociology | 4 |
*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.