Economics at Princeton University

If you plan to study economics, take a look at what Princeton University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and approximately 7,853 students attend the school each year. Of the 93 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University in 2021, 93 of them were economics majors.

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

Princeton Economics Degrees Available

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

Princeton Economics Rankings

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

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 Princeton 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
	4
	6
	6
	9
	9
	12
	14
	15
	15
	34
	47
	66
	70
	90
	91
	101
	109
	115

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in economics from Princeton. This makes it the #47 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Princeton Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Princeton is $81,961. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 79% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton Economics Bachelor’s Program

The economics program at Princeton awarded 93 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 62% of these degrees went to men with the other 38% going to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Princeton since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	35
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Princeton Economics Master’s Program

Of the 27 students who earned a master's degree in Economics from Princeton in 2020-2021, 78% were men and 22% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Princeton also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 20 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Princeton University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	140

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 NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	19,330	$87,210
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Survey Researchers	480	$76,040
Economics Professors	340	$117,220
Economists	180	$100,500

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 Quantockgoblin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.