Economics at University of Delaware

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

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and approximately 23,613 students attend the school each year.

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

UD Economics Degrees Available

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

UD Economics Rankings

The economics major at UD 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Economics Bachelor’s Program

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

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at UD 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 Delaware with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	63
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UD Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of economics master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from UD, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
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 Delaware. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	154
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	13
Other Economics	6

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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,030	$82,890
Managers	900	$134,410
Survey Researchers	80	$61,890
Economists	30	$86,850

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.