Economics at Knox College

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

Knox is located in Galesburg, Illinois and approximately 1,154 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 20 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Knox.

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

Knox Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Knox Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Knox 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 Knox 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
	67
	74
	280
	285
	311
	382
	470
	478
	490
	506

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Knox Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Knox is $37,736. This is less than $45,868, which is the national average of all economics majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Economics Student Demographics at Knox

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

Knox Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Knox, about 75% were men and 25% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Knox College with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Knox 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 Knox College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	20

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 IL, the home state for Knox College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	30,150	$61,670
Survey Researchers	1,590	$57,560
Economics Professors	520	$128,340
Economists	380	$108,690

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 Jjacobsmeyer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.