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Virginia Tech Doctorate in Economics

8 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Econometrics & Quantitative Economics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Economics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Virginia Tech. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in economics, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Economics from Virginia Tech Cost?

$16,030 Average Tuition and Fees

Virginia Tech Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Virginia Tech was $1,534 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $761 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $13,701 $27,614
Fees $2,329 $2,933

Does Virginia Tech Offer an Online Doctorate in Economics?

Virginia Tech does not offer an online option for its economics doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Virginia Tech Online Learning page.

Virginia Tech Doctorate Student Diversity for Economics

8 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
75.0% Women
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 8 doctor’s degrees in economics handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 75.0% of the economics students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32.8%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at Virginia Tech in economics at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 1
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Doctorate in Economics Focus Areas at Virginia Tech

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 8

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Geography & Cartography 5
Sociology 4
Urban Studies 11
Other Social Sciences 5

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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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