Economics at University of Oregon

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

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and has a total student population of 21,752.

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

UO Economics Degrees Available

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

UO Economics Rankings

The economics major at UO 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.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #42 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at UO

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

UO Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at UO are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Oregon with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	61
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UO Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of economics master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	3
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 Oregon. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	265

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• General Social Sciences

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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	7,240	$72,170
Economists	220	$87,420
Economics Professors	130	$110,860
Survey Researchers	130	$71,580

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.