Economics at East Carolina University

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

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 28,798.

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

ECU Economics Degrees Available

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

ECU Economics Rankings

The economics major at ECU 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 ECU

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

ECU Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at ECU 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 East Carolina University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	38
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

ECU Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of economics master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from ECU, 67% 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 East Carolina University with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at East Carolina University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at East Carolina University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	87
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	14

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	17,450	$69,170
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Economics Professors	580	$106,080
Survey Researchers	350	$80,960
Economists	230	$81,470

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 Luca Masters under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.