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Economics at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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Economics at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and approximately 12,860 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from SIUE.

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

SIUE Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

SIUE Economics Rankings

The economics major at SIUE 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.

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in economics from SIUE. This is the #215 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Economics Student Demographics at SIUE

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

SIUE Economics Bachelor’s Program

25% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The economics program at SIUE awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 75% of these degrees went to men with the other 25% going to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at SIUE 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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 30,150 $61,670
Survey Researchers 1,590 $57,560
Economics Professors 520 $128,340
Economists 380 $108,690

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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