Business Economics at Benedictine University

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

Benedictine U is located in Lisle, Illinois and approximately 3,779 students attend the school each year. Of the 252 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Benedictine University in 2021, 5 of them were business economics majors.

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

Benedictine U Business Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

Benedictine U Business Economics Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business economics major at Benedictine U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business 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
	52
	85
	130

Business Economics Student Demographics at Benedictine U

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

Benedictine U Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 business economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Benedictine U, about 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical business economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Benedictine U since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business economics at Benedictine U 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 Benedictine University with a bachelor's in business economics.

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

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

Careers That Business Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in business 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 IL, the home state for Benedictine University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Survey Researchers	1,590	$57,560
Economics Professors	520	$128,340
Economists	380	$108,690

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 Pbrozynski under License

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