Economics at Kent State University at Kent

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

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and has a total student population of 26,822. Of the 1,254 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Kent State University at Kent in 2021, 39 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.

Kent State Economics Degrees Available

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

Kent State Economics Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Kent State 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
	112
	135
	216
	229
	251
	491
	520

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in economics from Kent State. This makes it the #113 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Economics Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 39 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Economics from Kent State in 2020-2021, 69% were men and 31% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Kent State 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 Kent State University at Kent with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	30
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Kent State Economics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a master's degree in economics from Kent State. About 30% were men and 70% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Kent State University at Kent with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Kent State University at Kent. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	49

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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	24,840	$65,920
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Economics Professors	470	$109,960
Survey Researchers	140	$59,510
Economists	140	$125,490

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.