Economics at Rhode Island College

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

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 7,072 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from RIC.

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

RIC Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

RIC Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how RIC 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 RIC 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
	231
	233
	491
	524
	528
	537
	583
	626
	684

Economics Student Demographics at RIC

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

RIC Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in economics from RIC in 2021, 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 RIC since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at RIC 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 Rhode Island College with a bachelor's in economics.

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

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

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at Rhode Island College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rhode Island College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	6

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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,060	$72,180
Managers	830	$114,660
Economics Professors	100	$156,620

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 Arctichistorian01 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.