The Profession: Economics Is a Lucrative Major

John Mullin

Econ Focus, 2022, vol. 22, issue 3Q, 35

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 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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