Business Economics at Louisiana Tech University

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

Louisiana Tech is located in Ruston, Louisiana and has a total student population of 11,126. In 2021, 5 business economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Louisiana Tech.

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

Louisiana Tech Business Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

Louisiana Tech Business Economics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business economics major at Louisiana Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business 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
	65
	71
	158
	163
	163
	165
	166
	169

Business Economics Student Demographics at Louisiana Tech

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

Louisiana Tech Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

The business economics program at Louisiana Tech awarded 5 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 80% of these degrees went to men with the other 20% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

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

Careers That Business Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in business 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 LA, the home state for Louisiana Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Survey Researchers	420	$45,210
Economics Professors	60	$101,670
Economists	40	$103,070

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.