Economics at Valparaiso University

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if Valparaiso University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

Valpo is located in Valparaiso, Indiana and has a total student population of 3,122.

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

Valpo Economics Degrees Available

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

Valpo Economics Rankings

The economics major at Valpo 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 Valpo

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

Valpo Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Valpo since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Valpo 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 Valparaiso University with a bachelor's in economics.

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

Valpo 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.

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

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

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at Valparaiso University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Valparaiso University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	13
General Economics	10

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• 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 IN, the home state for Valparaiso University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	9,290	$56,560
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Economics Professors	300	$126,230
Survey Researchers	100	$59,300
Economists	100	$84,740

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 Runner1928 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.