Economics at Drexel University

If you plan to study economics, take a look at what Drexel University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 23,589.

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

Drexel Economics Degrees Available

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

Drexel Economics Rankings

The economics major at Drexel 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #115 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Drexel

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

Drexel Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Drexel since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Drexel Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of economics master's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from Drexel, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Drexel University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	42
General Economics	8

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• 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 PA, the home state for Drexel University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	26,750	$68,630
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Economics Professors	710	$131,060
Economists	610	$87,630
Survey Researchers	510	$60,810

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 Daderot under License

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