Economics at Lake Forest College

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Lake Forest is located in Lake Forest, Illinois and approximately 1,583 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.

Lake Forest Economics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Lake Forest Economics Rankings

The economics major at Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest

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

Lake Forest Economics Bachelor’s Program

46% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Lake Forest since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	4
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at Lake Forest College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lake Forest College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	32

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 Lake Forest 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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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