Economics at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and approximately 47,907 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.

U-M Economics Degrees Available

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

U-M Economics Rankings

The economics major at U-M 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 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	69
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	293
International Students	156
Other Races/Ethnicities	51

U-M Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of economics master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	66
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	646
Applied Economics	65
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	17

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• 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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	18,980	$67,500
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Economics Professors	300	$111,530
Economists	250	$90,040
Survey Researchers	240	$64,400

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.