Economics at Central Michigan University

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics program at Central Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and has a total student population of 17,311.

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

Central Michigan Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics

Central Michigan Economics Rankings

The economics major at Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan

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

Central Michigan Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Central Michigan since its program graduates 39% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Central Michigan Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of economics master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Economics

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	18

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology

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 MI, the home state for Central Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	18,980	$67,500
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Economics Professors	300	$111,530
Economists	250	$90,040
Survey Researchers	240	$64,400

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 cjh1452000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.