Economics 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 bachelor’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.
If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. UCLA is in the top 10% of the country for economics. More specifically it was ranked #39 out of 627 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #5 in California.
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The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
Fees | $1,807 | $1,807 |
Books and Supplies | $1,314 | $1,314 |
On Campus Room and Board | $17,599 | $17,599 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,625 | $4,625 |
Learn more about UCLA tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Economics students who received their bachelor’s degree at UCLA took out an average of $15,000 in student loans. That is 29% lower than the national average of $21,243.
The median early career salary of economics students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UCLA is $55,730 per year. That is 19% higher than the national average of $46,790.
Online degrees for the UCLA 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 UCLA Online Learning page.
Women made up around 51.3% of the economics students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 50.5% of the economics bachelor’s degrees at UCLA in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 249 |
Black or African American | 16 |
Hispanic or Latino | 102 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 3 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
White | 193 |
International Students | 198 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 62 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Economics | 131 |
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 565 |
Development Economics & International Development | 128 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 252 |
Geography & Cartography | 152 |
Political Science & Government | 692 |
Sociology | 779 |
*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.