Economics at University of Richmond

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at University of Richmond. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

URichmond is located in University of Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,056. Of the 984 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Richmond in 2021, 47 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.

URichmond Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

URichmond Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at URichmond 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 URichmond 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	129
Most Focused Economics Schools	150
Most Popular Economics Schools	222

How Much Do Economics Graduates from URichmond Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at URichmond is $57,385. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 25% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at URichmond

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

URichmond Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from URichmond. About 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at URichmond since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• 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 VA, the home state for University of Richmond.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,130	$75,050
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Economists	1,230	$126,080
Economics Professors	440	$101,290
Survey Researchers	330	$59,410

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 Andrij Bulba under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.