Economics at University of Central Florida

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 Central Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and approximately 71,881 students attend the school each year. Of the 15,189 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Florida in 2021, 49 of them were economics majors.

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

UCF Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

UCF Economics Rankings

The economics major at UCF 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.

How Much Do Economics Graduates from UCF Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCF is $33,990. This is less than $45,868, which is the national average of all economics majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Economics Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from UCF. Of these graduates, 80% were men and 20% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 University of Central Florida with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	18
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• General Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• 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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	34,950	$64,730
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Economics Professors	340	$116,920
Economists	240	$105,230

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.