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Economics at University of North Carolina at Asheville

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if University of North Carolina at Asheville is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

UNCA is located in Asheville, North Carolina and approximately 3,363 students attend the school each year. Of the 763 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Asheville in 2021, 19 of them were economics majors.

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

UNCA Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

UNCA Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at UNCA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at UNCA 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 179
Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 328
Most Popular Economics Schools 392
Best Economics Schools 461

How Much Do Economics Graduates from UNCA Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNCA is $31,951. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

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Economics Student Demographics at UNCA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at University of North Carolina at Asheville.

UNCA Economics Bachelor’s Program

42% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 19 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in economics from UNCA in 2021, 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at UNCA since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at UNCA 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 North Carolina at Asheville with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 12
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UNCA also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Asheville.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 17,450 $69,170
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Economics Professors 580 $106,080
Survey Researchers 350 $80,960
Economists 230 $81,470

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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