Economics at DePaul University

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

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,922. In 2021, 25 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from DePaul.

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

DePaul Economics Degrees Available

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

DePaul Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how DePaul 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 DePaul 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
	229
	268
	311
	379
	389

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in economics from DePaul. This makes it the #64 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Economics Graduates from DePaul Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at DePaul is $45,884. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 0% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at DePaul since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at DePaul are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from DePaul University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

DePaul Economics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a master's degree in economics from DePaul. About 55% were men and 45% were women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from DePaul, 60% 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 DePaul University with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

DePaul 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 DePaul University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	25
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	20

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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	30,150	$61,670
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 Just under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.