Economics at Auburn University at Montgomery

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

AUM is located in Montgomery, Alabama and approximately 5,212 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 7 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from AUM.

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

AUM Economics Degrees Available

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

AUM Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how AUM performed in these rankings.

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 AUM 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
	30
	120
	324
	429
	454
	506

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in economics from AUM. This makes it the #121 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Economics Student Demographics at AUM

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

AUM Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at AUM 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 Auburn University at Montgomery with a bachelor's in economics.

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

AUM Economics Master’s Program

Of the 9 economics students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from AUM, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from AUM, 67% 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 Auburn University at Montgomery with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Auburn University at Montgomery. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Applied Economics	9
General Economics	7

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 AL, the home state for Auburn University at Montgomery.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	3,780	$59,980
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Economics Professors	130	$114,020
Economists	50	$103,740

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 College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.