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Economics at UC San Diego

UC San Diego graduates about 364 economics majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 82nd of 683 schools we score for economics, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 93 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 98% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $87,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

82/100Standout#82 of 683 for economics →
Graduates a year3644% of the class
Courses in the catalog93more than 98% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$87,0001.06× the same major nationally
Research in the field$9Ma year, NSF
Admit rate29%whole school

Around UC San Diego

Atkinson Hall at the University of California, San Diego, housing the Qualcomm I
Qualcomm InstitutePhoto: TritonsRising · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Bear
Bear (2)Photo: SheepTester · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Earl Warren College
Earl Warren College 5 2017-10-19Photo: FASTILY · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Charles Lee Powell Structural Systems Laboratory at UCSD
Charles Lee Powell Structural Systems LaboratoryPhoto: Alan Islas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where economics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Social Sciences Research Building, Social Sciences Public Engagement Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 63 · Academic 62 · Dorm 38 · Athletics 10 · Dining 7 · Library 5.

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Nearby in the economics ranking

  1. Union College 83
  2. Carleton College 83
  3. The Ohio State University 82
  4. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 82
  5. Gettysburg College 82
  6. Georgia Institute of Technology 82
  7. University of California, Irvine 81
  8. University of Connecticut 81

Other strong majors at UC San Diego

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC San Diego 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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