Economics at Eastern 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 Eastern Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and approximately 16,294 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.

Eastern Michigan Economics Degrees Available

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

Eastern Michigan Economics Rankings

The economics major at Eastern 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 Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Eastern 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 Eastern Michigan University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Eastern Michigan Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of economics master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern 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	2
International Students	4
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 Eastern Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	23
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	5
Applied Economics	4
Development Economics & International Development	1

Related Majors

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

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 Eastern 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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.