Economics at University of Puget Sound

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics program at University of Puget Sound stacks up to those at other schools.

Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 2,130 students attend the school each year. Of the 567 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Puget Sound in 2021, 37 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.

Puget Sound Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Puget Sound Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Puget Sound 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 Puget Sound 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	86
Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	216
	263
	265
Best Value Economics Schools	475

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Puget Sound Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Puget Sound is $48,980. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Puget Sound 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 Puget Sound with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Sociology
• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology & Anthropology
• 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 WA, the home state for University of Puget Sound.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	21,300	$81,890
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Economists	400	$95,010
Economics Professors	260	$89,490
Survey Researchers	130	$66,150

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.