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Economics at Northeastern Illinois University

Economics at Northeastern Illinois University

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics program at Northeastern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,119.

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

Northeastern Illinois University Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Northeastern Illinois University Economics Rankings

The economics major at Northeastern Illinois University 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 Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University Economics Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Northeastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Northeastern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics 19

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 Northeastern Illinois University.

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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