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Economics at Teachers College at Columbia University

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Economics at Teachers College at Columbia University

If you plan to study economics, take a look at what Teachers College at Columbia University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Teachers College is located in New York, New York and approximately 4,547 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 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.

Teachers College Economics Degrees Available

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

Teachers College Economics Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #54 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Teachers College

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

Teachers College Economics Master’s Program

70% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The economics program at Teachers College awarded 37 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women.

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In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 16% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 30
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 NY, the home state for Teachers College at Columbia University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 63,520 $77,230
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Economics Professors 1,650 $129,370
Economists 750 $127,520
Survey Researchers 710 $74,130

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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