by our College Data Analytics TeamEconomics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at University at Buffalo. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in economics, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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.
Out-of-state part-time graduates at University at Buffalo paid an average of $963 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $471 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,310 | $23,100 |
| Fees | $2,928 | $2,928 |
University at Buffalo 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 University at Buffalo Online Learning page.
About 47.6% of the students who received their Master’s in economics in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in economics at University at Buffalo in 2019-2020, 9.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 14%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 12 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Economics | 6 |
| Applied Economics | 1 |
| Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 14 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 5 |
| Geography & Cartography | 20 |
| Political Science & Government | 1 |
| Sociology | 17 |
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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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