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Economics at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Economics at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

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

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 29,390.

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

IUPUI Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

IUPUI Economics Rankings

The economics major at IUPUI 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #115 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at IUPUI

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

IUPUI Economics Bachelor’s Program

35% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 65% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at IUPUI 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 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 18
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 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics 26

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 - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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