Economics at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 students attend the school each year.

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

UA Economics Degrees Available

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

UA Economics Rankings

The economics major at UA 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #97 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 66% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 34% went to women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	134
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UA Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of economics master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from UA, 85% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Alabama. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	28

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	3,780	$59,980
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Economics Professors	130	$114,020
Economists	50	$103,740

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 Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.