Career Placement Outcomes - Economics

Doctoral Students Between 2011 and 2018

Employed In-field Employed Out-of-field Continuing Education Seeking Response rate:
69.8% 0% 2.4% 16.3% 88.4 %

Master's Students Between 2011 and 2018

Employed In-field Employed Out-of-field Continuing Education Seeking Response rate:
37.3% 4% 37.3% 5.9% 84.4 %

* The above data are based on an employment survey completed within 6 months after graduation. If the percentages do not add up to 100%, the remaining graduates were not seeking employment at the 6-month mark.

Roles and Workspace for 2019-2021 Doctoral and Master's Graduates

  4-year college/master's university For-profit company Non-profit Other
Contingent Faculty 1      
Faculty 4      
Postdoc   1    
Research Staff     1  
Other       1

Employment Statistics: National Science Board (NSB) infographic of long-term career trajectories show the diverse possibilities for this discipline.