Economics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Tulane University of Louisiana. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in economics, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Tulane was ranked #144 on College Factual's Best Schools for economics list. It is also ranked #1 in Louisiana.
Here are some of the other rankings for Tulane.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Tulane paid an average of $2,282 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $54,766 | $54,766 |
Fees | $4,086 | $4,086 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $16,248 | $16,248 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,380 | $2,380 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Tulane in Economics walked away with an average of $19,353 in student debt. That is 9% lower than the national average of $21,243.
economics who receive their bachelor’s degree from Tulane make an average of $43,798 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% lower than the national average of $46,790.
Online degrees for the Tulane economics bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Tulane Online Learning page.
About 47.6% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in economics in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in economics at Tulane in 2019-2020, 15.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 89 |
International Students | 15 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Economics | 97 |
Development Economics & International Development | 29 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Social Sciences | 23 |
Anthropology | 43 |
International Relations & National Security | 57 |
Political Science & Government | 188 |
Sociology | 60 |
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*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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