Economics at Southern Oregon University

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

Southern Oregon University is located in Ashland, Oregon and approximately 5,140 students attend the school each year. Of the 810 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Oregon University in 2021, 4 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.

Southern Oregon University Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Southern Oregon University Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how Southern Oregon University performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Southern Oregon University 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
	147
Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	225
Best Value Economics Schools	239
Most Focused Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	593

Economics Student Demographics at Southern Oregon University

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

Southern Oregon University Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Southern Oregon University. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Southern Oregon University since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Southern Oregon University 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 Oregon University with a bachelor's in economics.

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

Southern Oregon University 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
• Sociology & Anthropology

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 OR, the home state for Southern Oregon University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	7,240	$72,170
Economists	220	$87,420
Economics Professors	130	$110,860
Survey Researchers	130	$71,580

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 Finetooth under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.