Economics at Belmont Abbey College

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

BAC is located in Belmont, North Carolina and approximately 1,467 students attend the school each year. Of the 125 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Belmont Abbey College in 2021, 7 of them were economics majors.

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

BAC Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

BAC Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at BAC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at BAC 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
	203
	239
	506
	599

Economics Student Demographics at BAC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at Belmont Abbey College.

BAC Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from BAC. About 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at BAC since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at BAC 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 Belmont Abbey College 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	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

BAC 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 Belmont Abbey College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Belmont Abbey College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
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 NC, the home state for Belmont Abbey College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	17,450	$69,170
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Economics Professors	580	$106,080
Survey Researchers	350	$80,960
Economists	230	$81,470

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 Upstateherd under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.