Economics at University of Nebraska at Omaha

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

UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and approximately 15,892 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.

UNOMAHA Economics Degrees Available

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

UNOMAHA Economics Rankings

The economics major at UNOMAHA 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 UNOMAHA

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

UNOMAHA Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at UNOMAHA 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 Nebraska at Omaha with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNOMAHA Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of economics master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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

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

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nebraska at Omaha. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	12
General Economics	8

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• International Relations & National Security
• Geography & Cartography
• 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	3,180	$54,390
Managers	1,700	$101,380
Survey Researchers	260	$34,230
Economics Professors	110	$99,920
Economists	30	$81,010

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 Beatmastermatt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.