Economics at Idaho State University

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

ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and approximately 11,766 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from ISU.

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

ISU Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

ISU Economics Rankings

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

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 ISU 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
	418
	504
	533
	536
	539
	638

Economics Student Demographics at ISU

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

ISU Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a bachelor's degree in economics from ISU. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at ISU 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 Idaho State University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

ISU 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 Idaho State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	12

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 ID, the home state for Idaho State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,700	$53,500
Managers	1,350	$85,070
Economics Professors	100	$83,550
Economists	40	$61,130

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 Staplegunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.