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Economics at UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley graduates about 909 economics majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 22nd of 683 schools we score for economics, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 89 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 98% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $135,000 four years out, 1.63× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $15 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

93/100Standout#22 of 683 for economics →
Graduates a year90910% of the class
Courses in the catalog89more than 98% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$135,0001.63× the same major nationally
Research in the field$15Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school

Around UC Berkeley

Sather Tower
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South Hall is the oldest building on the campus of University of California, Ber
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Wheeler Hall
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Wheeler Hall Room 150 at UC Berkeley
Wheeler Hall Room 150 at UC Berkeley (54263464661)Photo: Gabriel Classon · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where economics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Social Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 124 · Dorm 27 · Athletics 15 · Student housing 8 · Arts 7 · Library 7.

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Nearby in the economics ranking

  1. Tufts University 94
  2. Washington University in St. Louis 94
  3. Williams College 94
  4. Rice University 94
  5. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 93
  6. Cornell University 93
  7. Emory University 92
  8. Brandeis University 92

Other strong majors at UC Berkeley

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Berkeley with every school we score in economics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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