Business Economics at University of California - Santa Barbara

Every business economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the business economics program at University of California - Santa Barbara stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 26,179 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in business economics from UCSB.

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

UCSB Business Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

UCSB Business Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business economics progam at UCSB 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 business economics major at UCSB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business 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
	33
	37
	44
	46
	134
	142
	161
	170
	201
	206

Business Economics Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in business economics from UCSB. About 67% were men and 33% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in business economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Careers That Business Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in business 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 - Santa Barbara.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.