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Economics at UC Santa Barbara

UC Santa Barbara graduates about 696 economics majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 69th of 683 schools we score for economics, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 124 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 99% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $98,000 four years out, 1.19× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

84/100Standout#69 of 683 for economics →
Graduates a year69611% of the class
Courses in the catalog124more than 99% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$98,0001.19× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate38%whole school

Around UC Santa Barbara

The East Asian Library in Davidson Library, UCSB
East Asian Library of UCSBPhoto: AndyHe829 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
the Ti-Nspire CX ii CAS
CxcasiiPhoto: Prezi2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Oneweb mission. This one involved the booster returning to base.
Spacex Launch as seen from UCSB (54239527832)Photo: Glenn Beltz from Goleta, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
Lunar Eclipse at UCSB
Lunar Eclipse at UCSB (51203940477)Photo: Glenn Beltz from Goleta, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where economics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Social Sciences and Media Studies.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 125 · Student housing 31 · Dorm 25 · Athletics 10 · Arts 7 · Dining 5.

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Nearby in the economics ranking

  1. George Washington University 85
  2. Lafayette College 85
  3. Washington and Lee University 85
  4. Trinity University 85
  5. Villanova University 84
  6. College of the Holy Cross 84
  7. Bucknell University 84
  8. Santa Clara University 84

Other strong majors at UC Santa Barbara

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Santa Barbara 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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