by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 University of California - Santa Barbara. 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, 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. UCSB is in the top 10% of the country for economics. More specifically it was ranked #53 out of 627 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #7 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UCSB.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $2,964 | $2,964 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,259 | $1,259 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,903 | $15,903 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,381 | $5,381 |
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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. Economics students who received their bachelor’s degree at UCSB 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 UCSB is $59,447 per year. That is 27% higher than the national average of $46,790.
Online degrees for the UCSB 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 UCSB Online Learning page.
Women made up around 35.8% 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 43.5% of the economics bachelor’s degrees at UCSB in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 172 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 85 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 181 |
| International Students | 203 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 56 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 703 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 173 |
| Geography & Cartography | 98 |
| Political Science & Government | 297 |
| Sociology | 713 |
*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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