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Economics at University of Northern Iowa

Economics at University of Northern Iowa

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

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and has a total student population of 9,507.

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

UNI Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

UNI Economics Rankings

The economics major at UNI 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 UNI

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

UNI Economics Bachelor’s Program

43% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at UNI since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at UNI 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 Iowa 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 1
White 15
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 Northern Iowa. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Applied Economics 22
General Economics 5
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 1

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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 4,970 $59,270
Managers 2,880 $101,360
Economics Professors 150 $133,600
Economists 60 $87,530

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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