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Economics at Knox College

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

Knox is located in Galesburg, Illinois and has a total student population of 1,154. Of the 318 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Knox College in 2021, 20 of them were economics majors.

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

Knox Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Knox Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Knox compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Knox 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
Most Focused Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 67
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 280
Best Economics Schools 285
Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 311
Most Popular Economics Schools 382
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478
Best Value Economics Schools 506

Earnings of Knox Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Knox is $37,736. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

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Economics Student Demographics at Knox

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

Knox Economics Bachelor’s Program

25% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The economics program at Knox awarded 20 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 75% of these degrees went to men with the other 25% going to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 IL, the home state for Knox College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 30,150 $61,670
Survey Researchers 1,590 $57,560
Economics Professors 520 $128,340
Economists 380 $108,690

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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