Economics at Howard University

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

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 10,859 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.

Howard Economics Degrees Available

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

Howard Economics Rankings

The economics major at Howard 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #62 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard 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.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% 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 Howard University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Howard Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of economics master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 48% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Howard University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	43

Related Majors

• 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 DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	6,930	$79,770
Economists	6,380	$134,260
Economics Professors	230	$110,350
Survey Researchers	180	$73,690

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 Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.