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Economics at Brown University

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 Brown University stacks up to those at other schools.

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 9,948 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received their master's degree in economics.

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

Brown Economics Degrees Available

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

Brown Economics Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #34 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Brown

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

Brown Economics Master’s Program

35% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The economics program at Brown awarded 17 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 65% of these degrees went to men with the other 35% going to women.

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In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 18% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 2,060 $72,180
Managers 830 $114,660
Economics Professors 100 $156,620

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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