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Welcome to UCLA Economics
We are excited to welcome newly admitted students to UCLA and to the Department of Economics.
Our department prepares students to understand major social and economic issues and to help shape policy, markets, and institutions through cutting edge research.
Our community is large, globally connected, and academically ambitious. With more than 4,200 majors and pre-majors, students join one of the largest and most dynamic economics programs in the country.
We look forward to welcoming our newly admitted students each year at Bruin Day!
Explore our three majors and find your path.
Internships, research, and real-world experience.
Add depth with business, data, or social science minors.
Connect with advisors to plan your academic journey.
Degree Pathways
Choose the major that fits your goals.
UCLA Economics offers three degree pathways built on a shared foundation in economics while supporting different academic and career interests.
Department opportunities
Economics beyond the classroom.
Discover ways to deepen your academic experience, build community, and prepare for what comes next through department programs, student involvement, scholarships, research, and career-focused opportunities.
Scroll through some of our programs below or CLICK HERE to learn about all of our opportunities at UCLA Economics.
Complementary Minors
Expand your academic lens.
Pair your economics coursework with a minor that deepens your technical skills, broadens your perspective, or supports a specific area of interest.
Business & Management
Build practical business fluency alongside your economics coursework.
Labor, Policy & Society
Connect economics to institutions, policy, and social systems.
Quantitative & Technical
Strengthen your toolkit in analytics and modeling.
Global & Cultural
Expand your perspective through global and environmental systems.
