Economics at Northeastern University

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 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.

Northeastern Economics Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Economics Rankings

The economics major at Northeastern 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #97 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Northeastern since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	62
International Students	62
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Northeastern Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of economics master's degrees went to men and 51% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northeastern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	215
Development Economics & International Development	14

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• Urban Studies
• 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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,070	$74,510
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Economics Professors	870	$125,120
Survey Researchers	730	$64,950

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 (User:Piotrus) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.