Economics at University of California - San Diego

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576. Of the 597 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - San Diego in 2021, 436 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.

UCSD Economics Degrees Available

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

UCSD Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how UCSD 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 UCSD 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
	13
	14
	24
	38
	42
	42
	45
	47
	47
	52
	85
	102
	131
	131
	136
	139
	321
	334
	350
	362

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

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCSD Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSD is $42,370. This is less than $45,868, which is the national average of all economics majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Economics Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 436 students earned a bachelor's degree in economics from UCSD. About 38% of these graduates were women and the other 62% were men. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at UCSD since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	130
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	52
International Students	204
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UCSD Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of economics master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCSD also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 17 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - San Diego. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	471
International Economics	8
Other Economics	1

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 - San Diego.

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.