Economics at University of St. Thomas

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UST is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 3,692.

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

UST Economics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

UST Economics Rankings

The economics major at UST 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 UST

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

UST Economics Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at UST since its program graduates 31% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 St. Thomas with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	1
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 St. Thomas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Development Economics & International Development	5
General Economics	4

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 TX, the home state for University of St. Thomas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	29,560	$78,200
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Economics Professors	1,020	$115,240
Economists	830	$106,480
Survey Researchers	430	$60,460

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
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