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Economics at University of Connecticut

Economics at University of Connecticut

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if University of Connecticut is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and has a total student population of 27,215.

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

UCONN Economics Degrees Available

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

UCONN Economics Rankings

The economics major at UCONN 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #87 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Economics Bachelor’s Program

30% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 70% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 38
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 47
White 162
International Students 120
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

UCONN Economics Master’s Program

29% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of economics master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Connecticut. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics 464
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 17

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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 7,410 $77,010
Managers 6,590 $129,730
Survey Researchers 310 $51,740
Economics Professors 240 $98,870
Economists 140 $95,450

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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