by our College Data Analytics TeamEconomics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at University of San Diego. 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.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at USD was ranked #173 on College Factual's Best Schools for economics list. It is also ranked #20 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for USD.
Part-time undergraduates at USD paid an average of $1,798 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $52,120 | $52,120 |
| Fees | $744 | $744 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,080 | $1,080 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,156 | $15,156 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,933 | $2,933 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Economics students who received their bachelor’s degree at USD took out an average of $21,000 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $21,243.
The median early career salary of economics students who receive their bachelor’s degree from USD is $54,644 per year. That is 17% higher than the national average of $46,790.
Online degrees for the USD 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 USD Online Learning page.
About 34.2% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in economics in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 33.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 31.6% of the economics bachelor’s degrees at USD in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 22 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Economics | 6 |
| Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 32 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 12 |
| International Relations & National Security | 39 |
| Political Science & Government | 48 |
| Sociology | 37 |
*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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