Economics at Kent State University at Kent

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

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and has a total student population of 26,822.

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

Kent State Economics Degrees Available

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

Kent State Economics Rankings

The economics major at Kent 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.

Economics Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Kent State 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 Kent State University at Kent with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Kent State Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of economics master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from Kent State, 75% 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 Kent State University at Kent with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	2
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 Kent State University at Kent. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	49

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• International Relations & National Security
• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• 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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	24,840	$65,920
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Economics Professors	470	$109,960
Survey Researchers	140	$59,510
Economists	140	$125,490

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.