by our College Data Analytics TeamEconomics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at University of California - Los Angeles. 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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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.
The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $26,544 |
| Fees | $1,587 | $1,587 |
Online degrees for the UCLA 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 UCLA Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in economics in 2019-2020, 41.2% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 41.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.6% of the economics master’s degrees at UCLA in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 14%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 47 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Economics | 6 |
| Applied Economics | 42 |
| Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 20 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 5 |
| Archeology | 6 |
| Geography & Cartography | 6 |
| Political Science & Government | 25 |
| Sociology | 11 |
*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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