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Economics at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a total student population of 12,380. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from UCCS.

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

UCCS Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

UCCS Economics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at UCCS 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
420
Best Economics Schools 467

Earnings of UCCS Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCCS is $39,542. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

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Economics Student Demographics at UCCS

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

UCCS Economics Bachelor’s Program

21% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 79% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at UCCS are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Colorado at Colorado Springs with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 18,810 $73,460
Managers 8,940 $138,490
Economics Professors 290 $104,530
Economists 220 $104,350
Survey Researchers 50 $69,530

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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