Economics at Catawba College

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at Catawba College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Catawba is located in Salisbury, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,371. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Catawba.

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

Catawba Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Catawba Economics Rankings

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

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 Catawba 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
	159
	185
	478
	570

Economics Student Demographics at Catawba

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

Catawba Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Catawba. About 13% of these graduates were women and the other 88% were men.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Catawba 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 Catawba College with a bachelor's in economics.

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

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

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Catawba College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	8

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 Catawba 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.