Economics at Georgia Southern University

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at Georgia Southern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and approximately 26,949 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from GaSou.

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

GaSou Economics Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GaSou

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

GaSou does offer online education options in economics for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

GaSou Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how GaSou performed in these rankings.

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 GaSou 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 Schools	179
Most Popular Economics Schools	626

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in economics from GaSou. This makes it the #196 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Economics Graduates from GaSou Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at GaSou is $42,046. This is less than $45,868, which is the national average of all economics majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Economics Student Demographics at GaSou

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

GaSou Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in economics from GaSou in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

GaSou Economics Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in Economics from GaSou in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from GaSou, 100% 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 Georgia Southern University with a master's in economics.

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

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Other Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,460	$67,080
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Economists	330	$111,570
Economics Professors	180	$101,590

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 Richardelainechambers at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.