Economics at DePaul 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 DePaul University stacks up to those at other schools.

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,922.

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

DePaul Economics Degrees Available

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

DePaul Economics Rankings

The economics major at DePaul 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 DePaul

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

DePaul Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at DePaul 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 DePaul University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

DePaul Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of economics master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Economics

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	25
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	20

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology
• 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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.