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Economics at Northeastern Illinois University

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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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Northeastern Illinois University.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how Northeastern Illinois University performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 482

Earnings of Northeastern Illinois University Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northeastern Illinois University is $39,577. This is less than $45,868, which is the national average of all economics majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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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

58% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Northeastern Illinois University. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Northeastern Illinois University since its program graduates 22% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 2
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Northeastern Illinois University 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 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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