Economics at Ave Maria University

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

AMU is located in Ave Maria, Florida and has a total student population of 1,108. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from AMU.

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

AMU Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

AMU Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how AMU 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 AMU 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
	147
	165
	397
	479

Economics Student Demographics at AMU

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

AMU Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in economics from AMU in 2021, 62% were men and 38% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at AMU since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at AMU 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 Ave Maria University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at Ave Maria University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ave Maria University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	13

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 FL, the home state for Ave Maria University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	34,950	$64,730
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Economics Professors	340	$116,920
Economists	240	$105,230

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 Lucy Li under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.