Economics at Rockhurst University

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at Rockhurst University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rockhurst is located in Kansas City, Missouri and has a total student population of 3,688. In 2021, 13 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Rockhurst.

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

Rockhurst Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Rockhurst Economics Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Rockhurst 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
Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	397
Most Popular Economics Schools	479

Economics Student Demographics at Rockhurst

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

Rockhurst Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Rockhurst. About 38% of these graduates were women and the other 62% were men. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Rockhurst since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Rockhurst 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 Rockhurst University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• 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 MO, the home state for Rockhurst University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	9,920	$65,360
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Economists	250	$112,240
Economics Professors	180	$108,240
Survey Researchers	160	$52,450

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 JZSJ under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.