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 Vanderbilt University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in economics, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for economics majors, Vanderbilt came in at #11. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Tennessee.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Vanderbilt paid an average of $2,199 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $52,781 | $52,781 |
| Fees | $1,377 | $1,377 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,194 | $1,194 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,670 | $17,670 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,022 | $3,022 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Vanderbilt in Economics walked away with an average of $13,000 in student debt. That is 39% lower than the national average of $21,243.
The median early career salary of economics students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt is $76,208 per year. That is 63% higher than the national average of $46,790.
Online degrees for the Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt Online Learning page.
Women made up around 40.9% of the economics students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in economics at Vanderbilt in 2019-2020, 28.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 26 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 129 |
| International Students | 37 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 32 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 257 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | 227 |
| Anthropology | 13 |
| Political Science & Government | 97 |
| Sociology | 29 |
*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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