Economics at Tougaloo College

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics program at Tougaloo College stacks up to those at other schools.

Tougaloo is located in Tougaloo, Mississippi and approximately 775 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.

Tougaloo Economics Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Economics
• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Tougaloo Economics Rankings

The economics major at Tougaloo 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.

Economics Student Demographics at Tougaloo

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

Tougaloo Economics Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of economics associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in economics only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at Tougaloo may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

Tougaloo does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in economics graduates 51% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tougaloo College with a associate's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Tougaloo Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Tougaloo since its program graduates 64% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 68% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tougaloo College with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Tougaloo College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	19

Related Majors

• 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 MS, the home state for Tougaloo College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,470	$45,530
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Economics Professors	40	$96,740
Economists	40	$75,450

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 MS Dept of Archives and History under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.