Economics at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

If you plan to study economics, take a look at what University of Maryland - Baltimore County has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 13,497 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.

UMBC Economics Degrees Available

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

UMBC Economics Rankings

The economics major at UMBC 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 UMBC

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

UMBC Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 Maryland - Baltimore County with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	30
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UMBC Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of economics master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from UMBC, 75% 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 Maryland - Baltimore County with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Maryland - Baltimore County. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	114
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	6

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• Other Social Sciences
• Sociology

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	10,500	$67,900
Economists	700	$116,870
Survey Researchers	590	$90,920
Economics Professors	230	$119,300

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 Tim Menzies under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.