Economics at Jacksonville University

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

JU is located in Jacksonville, Florida and has a total student population of 4,053. Of the 117 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Jacksonville University in 2021, 4 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.

JU Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

JU Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at JU 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 JU 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
	395
	400
	453
	462
	508
	574
	584

Economics Student Demographics at JU

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

JU Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from JU. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at JU since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

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 Jacksonville University with a bachelor's in economics.

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

JU 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 Jacksonville 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 FL, the home state for Jacksonville University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	34,950	$64,730
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Economics Professors	340	$116,920
Economists	240	$105,230

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 Humanities under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.