by our College Data Analytics TeamEconomics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at University of California - Riverside. 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.
You can jump to any section of this page using the links below:
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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 UCR was ranked #188 on College Factual's Best Schools for economics list. It is also ranked #21 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UCR.
The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $2,417 | $2,417 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,520 | $1,520 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,261 | $16,261 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,717 | $3,717 |
Learn more about UCR 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 UCR took out an average of $19,029 in student loans. That is 10% lower than the national average of $21,243.
economics who receive their bachelor’s degree from UCR make an average of $37,928 a year during the early days of their career. That is 19% lower than the national average of $46,790.
Online degrees for the UCR 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 UCR Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in economics in 2019-2020, 38.4% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33.7%.
Around 74.1% of economics bachelor’s degree recipients at UCR in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 103 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 78 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 20 |
| International Students | 44 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Economics | 154 |
| Other Economics | 109 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 105 |
| International Relations & National Security | 79 |
| Political Science & Government | 247 |
| Sociology | 339 |
| Other Social Sciences | 31 |
View All Economics Related Majors >
*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.
