Economics at Millsaps College

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

Millsaps is located in Jackson, Mississippi and approximately 712 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Millsaps.

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

Millsaps Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Millsaps Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Millsaps 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 Millsaps 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
	127
	146
	478
	570

Economics Student Demographics at Millsaps

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

Millsaps Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Millsaps, about 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Millsaps since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Millsaps 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 Millsaps College with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	8

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 MS, the home state for Millsaps College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,470	$45,530
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Economics Professors	40	$96,740
Economists	40	$75,450

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 RebelNation1947 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.