Economics at University of Northern Colorado

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

University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and approximately 11,460 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,032 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Northern Colorado in 2021, 42 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.

University of Northern Colorado Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

University of Northern Colorado Economics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at University of Northern Colorado 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
Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	190
Best Value Economics Schools	209
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	360
Best Economics Schools	363

Earnings of University of Northern Colorado Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Northern Colorado is $43,280. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

Economics Student Demographics at University of Northern Colorado

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

University of Northern Colorado Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from University of Northern Colorado. Of these graduates, 62% were men and 38% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Northern Colorado since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at University of Northern Colorado 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 Northern Colorado with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Geography & Cartography
• 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 CO, the home state for University of Northern Colorado.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	18,810	$73,460
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Economics Professors	290	$104,530
Economists	220	$104,350
Survey Researchers	50	$69,530

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 LUSportsFan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.