Economics at DePauw University

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

DePauw is located in Greencastle, Indiana and approximately 1,752 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 90 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from DePauw.

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

DePauw Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

DePauw Economics Rankings

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

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 DePauw 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
	5
	6
	30
	32
	59
	61
	117
	138
	214
	229

Earnings of DePauw Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at DePauw is $58,544. This is 28% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at DePauw

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

DePauw Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 90 economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from DePauw, about 69% were men and 31% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at DePauw 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 DePauw University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	62
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	90

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 IN, the home state for DePauw University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	9,290	$56,560
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Economics Professors	300	$126,230
Survey Researchers	100	$59,300
Economists	100	$84,740

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 Rovergirl88 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.