Economics at Brandeis University

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at Brandeis University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and approximately 5,440 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 160 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Brandeis.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Brandeis Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics
• Doctorate Degree in Economics

Brandeis Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how Brandeis performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Brandeis is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	2
	3
	12
	37
	64
	65
	74
	92
	105
	107
	118
	127
	137
	166
	187
	189
	251
	430
	462
	510

In 2021, 163 students received their master’s degree in economics from Brandeis. This makes it the #3 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #108 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Brandeis Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Brandeis is $55,105. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 20% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Brandeis

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at Brandeis University.

Brandeis Economics Bachelor’s Program

The economics program at Brandeis awarded 160 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 54% of these degrees went to men with the other 46% going to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Brandeis since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brandeis University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	42
International Students	85
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Brandeis Economics Master’s Program

The economics program at Brandeis awarded 163 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brandeis University with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	26
International Students	92
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Brandeis also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Brandeis University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	262
Development Economics & International Development	63

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Brandeis University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,070	$74,510
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Economics Professors	870	$125,120
Survey Researchers	730	$64,950

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Mike Lovett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.