Economics at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 16,259 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 134 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from UMass Boston.

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

UMass Boston Economics Degrees Available

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

UMass Boston Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at UMass Boston 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 UMass Boston 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
	79
	90
	98
	117
	138
	154
	188
	192
	298
	514
	519
	527
	536

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in economics from UMass Boston. This makes it the #142 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UMass Boston Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMass Boston is $41,678. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

Economics Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 134 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from UMass Boston. Of these graduates, 68% were men and 32% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	39
International Students	48
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UMass Boston Economics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 economics majors earned their master's degree from UMass Boston. Of these graduates, 57% were men and 43% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMass Boston 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts - Boston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	134
Applied Economics	7

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,070	$74,510
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Economics Professors	870	$125,120
Survey Researchers	730	$64,950

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.