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Economics at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

Economics at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

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

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

Penn State University Park Economics Degrees Available

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

Penn State University Park Economics Rankings

The economics major at Penn State University Park 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 Penn State University Park

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

Penn State University Park Economics Bachelor’s Program

27% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 73% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 30
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 163
International Students 119
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

Penn State University Park Economics Master’s Program

31% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 69% of economics master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 26,750 $68,630
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Economics Professors 710 $131,060
Economists 610 $87,630
Survey Researchers 510 $60,810

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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