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Economics at Providence College

Economics at Providence College

If you plan to study economics, take a look at what Providence College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 4,821 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.

Providence Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Providence Economics Rankings

The economics major at Providence 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 Providence

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

Providence Economics Bachelor’s Program

36% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Providence are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Providence College with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 41
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at Providence College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Providence College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics 56
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 6

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 RI, the home state for Providence College.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 2,060 $72,180
Managers 830 $114,660
Economics Professors 100 $156,620

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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