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Economics at Augustana College

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at Augustana College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Augustana is located in Rock Island, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,389. Of the 914 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Augustana College in 2021, 17 of them were economics majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Augustana Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Augustana Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how Augustana performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Augustana is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 167
Best Economics Schools 169
Most Focused Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 232
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Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 344
Most Popular Economics Schools 417

Earnings of Augustana Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Augustana is $46,580. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

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Economics Student Demographics at Augustana

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at Augustana College.

Augustana Economics Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Augustana. Of these graduates, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Augustana since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Augustana College with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Augustana also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Augustana College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 30,150 $61,670
Survey Researchers 1,590 $57,560
Economics Professors 520 $128,340
Economists 380 $108,690

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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