Economics at University of Vermont

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 Vermont stacks up to those at other schools.

UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and has a total student population of 13,292.

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

UVM Economics Degrees Available

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

UVM Economics Rankings

The economics major at UVM 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 UVM

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

UVM Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at UVM since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at UVM 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 Vermont with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	54
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UVM Economics Master’s Program

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

In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	53
Development Economics & International Development	36

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• 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 VT, the home state for University of Vermont.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,550	$63,290
Managers	570	$105,950
Economists	70	$96,620

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.