Economics at Indiana University - Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and approximately 43,064 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.

IU Bloomington Economics Degrees Available

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

IU Bloomington Economics Rankings

The economics major at IU Bloomington 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at IU Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	35
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

IU Bloomington Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of economics master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	5
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 Indiana University - Bloomington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	124
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	16

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	9,290	$56,560
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Economics Professors	300	$126,230
Survey Researchers	100	$59,300
Economists	100	$84,740

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.