Journal Article

The Profession: Economics Is a Lucrative Major


Abstract: The number of undergraduate economics majors has jumped during the past decade, from roughly 27,600 in 2009-2010 to about 35,000 in 2019-2020. Perhaps the economic rewards of the major are part of the reason why.

Keywords: economics education; educational return on investment; economics degree;

Access Documents

File(s): File format is application/pdf https://www.richmondfed.org/-/media/RichmondFedOrg/publications/research/econ_focus/2022/q3/profession.pdf
Description: Journal Article

Authors

Bibliographic Information

Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Part of Series: Econ Focus

Publication Date: 2022

Volume: 22

Issue: 3Q

Pages: 35