Economics at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 31,142.

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

UNLV Economics Degrees Available

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

UNLV Economics Rankings

The economics major at UNLV 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 UNLV

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

UNLV 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.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	17
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UNLV Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of economics master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	1
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	73
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	8

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Urban Studies
• 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Managers	7,120	$102,060
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	3,030	$59,090
Economics Professors	90	$79,310
Economists	70	$79,170

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 Stan Shebs under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.