Economics at Georgia Southern University

If you plan to study economics, take a look at what Georgia Southern University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and has a total student population of 26,949. Of the 880 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Southern University in 2021, 3 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.

GaSou Economics Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GaSou

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, GaSou does offer online courses in economics for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

GaSou Economics Rankings

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

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 GaSou 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
	3
	17
	19
	114
	156
	179
	184
	398
	435
	446
	477
	626
	699
	799

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in economics from GaSou. This makes it the #196 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of GaSou Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at GaSou is $42,046. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

Economics Student Demographics at GaSou

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

GaSou Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Economics from GaSou in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 Georgia Southern University with a bachelor's in economics.

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

GaSou Economics Master’s Program

The economics program at GaSou awarded 2 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from GaSou, 100% 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 Georgia Southern University with a master's in economics.

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

GaSou 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 Georgia Southern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	3
Applied Economics	2

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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,460	$67,080
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Economists	330	$111,570
Economics Professors	180	$101,590

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 Richardelainechambers at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.