Economics at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655.

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

Purdue Economics Degrees Available

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

Purdue Economics Rankings

The economics major at Purdue 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #76 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	49
International Students	46
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Purdue Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of economics master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from Purdue, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	49
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	195
Development Economics & International Development	1

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	9,290	$56,560
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Economics Professors	300	$126,230
Survey Researchers	100	$59,300
Economists	100	$84,740

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 Abhijitsathe under License

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