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Economics at Ball State University

Economics at Ball State University

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if Ball State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and has a total student population of 21,597.

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

Ball State Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Ball State Economics Rankings

The economics major at Ball State 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.

Economics Student Demographics at Ball State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at Ball State University.

Ball State Economics Bachelor’s Program

19% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 81% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Ball State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ball State University 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 3
White 31
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Ball State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics 39
Applied Economics 4

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 IN, the home state for Ball State University.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 9,290 $56,560
Managers 7,290 $71,560
Economics Professors 300 $126,230
Survey Researchers 100 $59,300
Economists 100 $84,740

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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