Economics at Kean 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 Kean University stacks up to those at other schools.

Kean is located in Union, New Jersey and has a total student population of 14,064. Of the 595 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Kean University in 2021, 10 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.

Kean Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Kean Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how Kean 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 Kean 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
	132
	143
	233
	235
	400
	409
	438
	531
	592
	694

Earnings of Kean Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kean is $51,377. This is 12% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Kean

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

Kean Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Kean. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Kean since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Kean University with a bachelor's in economics.

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

Kean 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Kean University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	10

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 NJ, the home state for Kean University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	19,330	$87,210
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Survey Researchers	480	$76,040
Economics Professors	340	$117,220
Economists	180	$100,500

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 Daniel Collins under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.