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Economics at University of California - Irvine

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Economics at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

UC Irvine Economics Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine Economics Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Economics Master’s Program

50% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The economics program at UC Irvine awarded 6 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

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In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 17% 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 University of California - Irvine with a master's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 3
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 CA, the home state for University of California - Irvine.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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