by our College Data Analytics TeamEconomics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at George Washington University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’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.
Part-time graduates at GWU paid an average of $1,765 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $31,770 | $31,770 |
| Fees | $54 | $54 |
The median early career salary of economics students who receive their master’s degree from GWU is $69,338 per year. That is 17% higher than the national average of $59,160.
GWU does not offer an online option for its economics master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GWU Online Learning page.
About 42.9% of the students who received their Master’s in economics in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 41.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in economics at GWU in 2019-2020, 21.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 14%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 27 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 43 |
| International Economics | 13 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 13 |
| Criminology | 6 |
| Geography & Cartography | 9 |
| International Relations & National Security | 343 |
| Political Science & Government | 178 |
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*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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