Economics at Towson University

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 Towson University stacks up to those at other schools.

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and has a total student population of 21,917. In 2021, 95 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Towson.

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

Towson Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Towson Economics Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Towson 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
Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107

Earnings of Towson Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Towson is $48,606. This is 6% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Towson

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

Towson Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 95 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in economics from Towson in 2021, 78% were men and 22% were women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Towson are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Towson University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	49
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• General Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• 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 MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	10,500	$67,900
Economists	700	$116,870
Survey Researchers	590	$90,920
Economics Professors	230	$119,300

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 Amouzone under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.