Economics at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 35,470 students attend the school each year.

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

UofSC Economics Degrees Available

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

UofSC Economics Rankings

The economics major at UofSC 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #87 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at UofSC 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	62
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UofSC Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of economics master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from UofSC, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Carolina - Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	96

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	6,210	$60,290
Managers	1,760	$100,890
Economists	90	$68,550
Economics Professors	50	$70,190

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 Idibri under License

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