Economics at University of Denver

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

DU is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 13,856 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.

DU Economics Degrees Available

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

DU Economics Rankings

The economics major at DU 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.

Economics Student Demographics at DU

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

DU Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at DU since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at DU 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 Denver with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	16
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

DU Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of economics master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from DU, 54% 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 Denver with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	25
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Denver. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	57
Development Economics & International Development	14

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• Geography & Cartography
• International Relations & National Security

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 Denver.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By CW221 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.