Economics at Frostburg State University

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

Frostburg State is located in Frostburg, Maryland and has a total student population of 4,857. In 2021, 165 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Frostburg State.

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

Frostburg State Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Frostburg State Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Frostburg State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Frostburg State 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	159
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	315
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Economics Student Demographics at Frostburg State

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

Frostburg State Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 165 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Economics from Frostburg State in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Frostburg State since its program graduates 33% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	162
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Frostburg State also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• Political Science & Government
• 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 MD, the home state for Frostburg State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	10,500	$67,900
Economists	700	$116,870
Survey Researchers	590	$90,920
Economics Professors	230	$119,300

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 Cmcnamee0 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.