General Economics at University of California - Los Angeles

Every general economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general economics program at University of California - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,537. In 2019, 562 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from UCLA.

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

UCLA General Economics Degrees Available

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

UCLA General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at UCLA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at UCLA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Economics Schools	1
Most Popular General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools	11
Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Focused General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	21
Most Popular General Economics Master’s Degree Schools	45
Best General Economics Schools	47
Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48
Most Focused General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
Most Focused General Economics Schools	83
Most Focused General Economics Master’s Degree Schools	89

In 2019, 10 students received their master’s degree in general economics from UCLA. This makes it the #45 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in general economics, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Economics Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA General Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at UCLA since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	188
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	54
White	168
International Students	118
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

UCLA General Economics Master’s Program

The general economics program at UCLA awarded 10 master's degrees in 2018-2019. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Los Angeles with a master's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2019, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Applied Economics
• Development Economics & International Development

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.