Economics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640.

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

Portland State University Economics Degrees Available

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

Portland State University Economics Rankings

The economics major at Portland State University 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 Portland State University

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

Portland State University Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

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 Portland State University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Portland State University Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of economics master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from Portland State University, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Portland State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	52
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	28

Related Majors

• Demography & Population Studies
• International Relations & National Security
• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	7,240	$72,170
Economists	220	$87,420
Economics Professors	130	$110,860
Survey Researchers	130	$71,580

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.