Economics at Oglethorpe University

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if Oglethorpe University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

Oglethorpe is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 1,452 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.

Oglethorpe Economics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Oglethorpe Economics Rankings

The economics major at Oglethorpe 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 Oglethorpe

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

Oglethorpe Economics Bachelor’s Program

38% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Oglethorpe since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Oglethorpe University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	0
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 Oglethorpe University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	8

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 GA, the home state for Oglethorpe University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,460	$67,080
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Economists	330	$111,570
Economics Professors	180	$101,590

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
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