Economics at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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

Northwestern Economics Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Economics Rankings

The economics major at Northwestern 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 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	88
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	140
International Students	77
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Northwestern Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of economics master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	56
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Northwestern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	400
General Economics	2

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology

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 Northwestern 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.