Economics at Luther College

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if Luther College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

Luther is located in Decorah, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,802. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Luther.

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

Luther Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Luther Economics Rankings

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

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 Luther 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
	188
	191
	219
	257
	404
	410
	413
	430
	457
	550

Economics Student Demographics at Luther

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

Luther Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Luther 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 Luther College with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	7
General Economics	2

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 IA, the home state for Luther College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	4,970	$59,270
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Economics Professors	150	$133,600
Economists	60	$87,530

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 Prizm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.