Economics at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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 Ohio State University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and approximately 61,369 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.

Ohio State Economics Degrees Available

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

Ohio State Economics Rankings

The economics major at Ohio State 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #37 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Ohio State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Ohio State Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	111
International Students	101
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Ohio State Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of economics master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Ohio State University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	331

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• General Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• 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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	24,840	$65,920
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Economics Professors	470	$109,960
Survey Researchers	140	$59,510
Economists	140	$125,490

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.