Economics at University of Florida

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if University of Florida is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 53,372. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 300 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from UF.

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

UF Economics Degrees Available

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

UF Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how UF 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 UF 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
	29
	34
	42
	58
	102
	123
	126
	324

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in economics from UF. This makes it the #42 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #127 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UF Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UF is $45,380. 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 UF

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

UF Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at UF since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at UF are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Florida with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	74
White	152
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

UF Economics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students graduated with a master's degree in economics from UF. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from UF, 57% 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 Florida with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	17
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UF also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 0 student 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 University of Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	330

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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	34,950	$64,730
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Economics Professors	340	$116,920
Economists	240	$105,230

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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.