We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, average starting salaries, and more. In addition, we cover how UCR ranks in comparison to other schools with economics programs.
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UCR was ranked #68 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for economics majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #12 in California.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of California - Riverside handed out 369 bachelor's degrees in economics. This is an increase of 40% over the previous year when 263 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 1 students received their master’s degree in economics from UCR. This makes it the #204 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 5 students received their doctoral degrees in economics in 2021, making the school the #76 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Economics majors who earn their bachelor's degree from UCR go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $35,836 a year. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.
While getting their bachelor's degree at UCR, economics students borrow a median amount of $18,500 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all economics bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $22,987.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the economics program at UCR is $214 per month.
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Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at University of California - Riverside.
Of the 369 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Economics from UCR in 2020-2021, 65% were men and 35% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of California - Riverside with a bachelor's in economics.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 162 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 83 |
White | 31 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 70 |
Other Races | 17 |
All of the 1 students who graduated with a Master’s in economics from UCR in 2021 were women.
The majority of the master's degree graduates for this major are black or African Americans. About 100% of grads fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of California - Riverside with a master's in economics.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 0 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Sociology | 403 |
Political Science & Government | 282 |
Anthropology | 129 |
International Relations & National Security | 85 |
Other Social Sciences | 27 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.