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Economics at Princeton 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 Princeton University stacks up to those at other schools.

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,853. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 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.

Princeton Economics Degrees Available

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

Princeton Economics Rankings

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton Economics Master’s Program

22% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The economics program at Princeton awarded 27 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 78% of these degrees went to men with the other 22% going to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 19,330 $87,210
Managers 18,370 $138,820
Survey Researchers 480 $76,040
Economics Professors 340 $117,220
Economists 180 $100,500

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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