Economics at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 52,017.

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

UMN Twin Cities Economics Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Economics Rankings

The economics major at UMN Twin Cities 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 39 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	113
International Students	103
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UMN Twin Cities Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of economics master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	12
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 Minnesota - Twin Cities. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	190
General Economics	154
Applied Economics	73

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	14,850	$74,300
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Economics Professors	300	$110,060
Economists	250	$81,720

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

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