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. In 2021, 19 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Tougaloo.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Tougaloo Economics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Most Focused Economics Schools	13
Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111
Best Value Economics Schools	122
Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	319
Most Popular Economics Schools	392
	518
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	526
	529
Best Economics Schools	539

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 Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from Tougaloo. About 47% were men and 53% were 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 16% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 64% 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	18
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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.