Trends in undergraduate economics degrees, 2001–23

Abstract

Undergraduate economics degrees awarded by U.S. colleges and universities increased almost 12 percent from 2013 through 2015, then stabilized at a little above the 2015 level until 2018, after which they began an accelerating decline over the past five years to end back at a little below 2015 levels.

Keywords:

• Undergraduate economics degrees

JEL Code:

• A2

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