Economics at University of Arkansas

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 University of Arkansas stacks up to those at other schools.

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 27,562.

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

UARK Economics Degrees Available

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

UARK Economics Rankings

The economics major at UARK 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #115 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at UARK

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

UARK Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at UARK since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at UARK 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 University of Arkansas with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UARK Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of economics master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Arkansas with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 University of Arkansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	29
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	11

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology
• 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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	4,720	$68,050
Managers	3,360	$86,410
Economists	90	$75,380
Economics Professors	40	$94,750

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.