Economics at Bentley University

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Bentley is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and approximately 5,177 students attend the school each year.

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

Bentley Economics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Bentley Economics Rankings

The economics major at Bentley 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 Bentley

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

Bentley Economics Bachelor’s Program

71% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Bentley since its program graduates 35% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at Bentley University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bentley University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 MA, the home state for Bentley University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,070	$74,510
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Economics Professors	870	$125,120
Survey Researchers	730	$64,950

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
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