Applied Economics at Carnegie Mellon University

Every applied economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the applied economics program at Carnegie Mellon University stacks up to those at other schools.

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 13,519 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 18 applied economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Carnegie Mellon.

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

Carnegie Mellon Applied Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Economics

Carnegie Mellon Applied Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the applied economics progam at Carnegie Mellon compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The applied economics major at Carnegie Mellon is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Applied 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
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	18

Applied Economics Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon Applied Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 applied economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Carnegie Mellon. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical applied economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at Carnegie Mellon since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its applied economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Carnegie Mellon also has a doctoral program available in applied economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Econometrics & Quantitative Economics

Careers That Applied Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied 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 PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	26,750	$68,630
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Economics Professors	710	$131,060
Economists	610	$87,630
Survey Researchers	510	$60,810

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.