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Economics at George Washington University

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at George Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 27,017. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 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.

GWU Economics Degrees Available

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

GWU Economics Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #42 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Economics Master’s Program

49% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The economics program at GWU awarded 69 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 51% of these degrees went to men with the other 49% going to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 22
International Students 39
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Managers 19,910 $147,460
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 6,930 $79,770
Economists 6,380 $134,260
Economics Professors 230 $110,350
Survey Researchers 180 $73,690

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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