Business Economics at Carnegie Mellon University

Every business economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the business economics program at Carnegie Mellon University stacks up to those at other schools.

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 14,029 students attend the school each year.

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

Carnegie Mellon Business Economics Degrees Available

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

Carnegie Mellon Business Economics Rankings

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In 2019, 2 students received their master’s degree in business economics from Carnegie Mellon. This makes it the #19 most popular school for business economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in business economics, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Business Economics Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon Business Economics Master’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in business economics from Carnegie Mellon. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Carnegie Mellon also has a doctoral program available in business economics. In 2019, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Business Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in business 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 PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Economics Professors	710	$131,060
Economists	610	$87,630
Survey Researchers	510	$60,810

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.