Economics at Elmhurst University

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics program at Elmhurst University stacks up to those at other schools.

Elmhurst is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,421. In 2021, 4 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Elmhurst.

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

Elmhurst Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Elmhurst Economics Rankings

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

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 economics major at Elmhurst 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
	179
	370
	395
	557
	574
	653
	672

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Elmhurst Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Elmhurst is $48,279. This is 5% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Elmhurst

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

Elmhurst Economics Bachelor’s Program

The economics program at Elmhurst awarded 4 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 75% of these degrees went to men with the other 25% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% 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 Elmhurst University with a bachelor's in economics.

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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	4

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 Elmhurst 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 Teemu008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.