Economics at Eastern Michigan University

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

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and approximately 16,294 students attend the school each year. Of the 634 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan University in 2021, 23 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.

Eastern Michigan Economics Degrees Available

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

Eastern Michigan Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan 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
	87
	112
	255
	397
	410
	507

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in economics from Eastern Michigan. This makes it the #113 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Eastern Michigan Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Eastern Michigan is $42,719. This is less than $45,868, which is the national average of all economics majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Economics Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from Eastern Michigan. About 61% were men and 39% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Eastern Michigan since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Eastern Michigan Economics Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in Economics from Eastern Michigan in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 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 Eastern Michigan University with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	23
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	5
Applied Economics	4
Development Economics & International Development	1

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 MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	18,980	$67,500
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Economics Professors	300	$111,530
Economists	250	$90,040
Survey Researchers	240	$64,400

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.