Economics at University of California - Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327. Of the 1,150 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Berkeley in 2021, 758 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.

UC Berkeley Economics Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Economics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at UC Berkeley 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
	4
	11
	13
	15
	17
	18
	18
	22
	23
	24
	25
	84
	85
	89
	94
	97
	170

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in economics from UC Berkeley. This makes it the #98 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 38 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Economics Graduates from UC Berkeley Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley is $71,330. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 56% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 758 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in economics from UC Berkeley in 2021, 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Berkeley since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	314
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	153
International Students	198
Other Races/Ethnicities	53

UC Berkeley Economics Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a master's degree in Economics from UC Berkeley in 2020-2021, 58% were men and 42% were women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from UC Berkeley, 58% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UC Berkeley also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 38 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at University of California - Berkeley. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Berkeley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	808

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Survey Researchers	780	$75,150
Economics Professors	700	$139,050

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 LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.