Economics at Rhode Island College

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

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 7,072 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,463 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rhode Island College in 2021, 6 of them were economics majors.

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

RIC Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

RIC Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at RIC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at RIC 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	231
Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	491

Economics Student Demographics at RIC

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

RIC Economics Bachelor’s Program

The economics program at RIC awarded 6 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at RIC since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at RIC 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 Rhode Island College with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

RIC also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• 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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Arctichistorian01 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.