Economics at Elon University

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

Elon is located in Elon, North Carolina and approximately 7,117 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Elon.

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

Elon Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Elon Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Elon 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 Elon 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
	108
	176
	269
	305
	330
	364

Economics Student Demographics at Elon

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

Elon Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Elon. Of these graduates, 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Elon since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Elon 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 Elon University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at Elon University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Elon University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	25

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 Elon University.

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
• Image Credit: By MPD01605 under License

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