Economics at University of San Francisco

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

USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 10,068 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 36 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from USFCA.

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

USFCA Economics Degrees Available

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

USFCA Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at USFCA 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 USFCA 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
	87
	105
	175
	222
	232
	352
	374
	426

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

Earnings of USFCA Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at USFCA is $62,161. This is 36% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at USFCA

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

USFCA Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 36 economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USFCA, about 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at USFCA since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

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 San Francisco with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	3
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

USFCA Economics Master’s Program

Of the 30 students who earned a master's degree in Economics from USFCA in 2020-2021, 47% were men and 53% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USFCA also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 0 student 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 San Francisco. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	51
General Economics	14
Applied 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 San Francisco.

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 Eric Chan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.