Economics at Austin College

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

Austin College is located in Sherman, Texas and has a total student population of 1,302. In 2021, 20 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Austin College.

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

Austin College Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Austin College Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Austin College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Austin College 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
Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	311
Most Popular Economics Schools	382

Economics Student Demographics at Austin College

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

Austin College Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Austin College. Of these graduates, 70% were men and 30% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government

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 TX, the home state for Austin College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	29,560	$78,200
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Economics Professors	1,020	$115,240
Economists	830	$106,480
Survey Researchers	430	$60,460

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.