Economics at Marquette University

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

Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 11,550 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.

Marquette Economics Degrees Available

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

Marquette Economics Rankings

The economics major at Marquette 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 Marquette

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

Marquette Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Marquette are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Marquette Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of economics master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from Marquette, 80% 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 Marquette University with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Marquette University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	38
Applied Economics	13

Related Majors

• 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 WI, the home state for Marquette University.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	12,660	$57,710
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Economists	240	$80,070
Economics Professors	200	$119,560
Survey Researchers	80	$48,010

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 scottfeldstein under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.