Economics at Rockhurst University

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics program at Rockhurst University stacks up to those at other schools.

Rockhurst is located in Kansas City, Missouri and has a total student population of 3,688. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Rockhurst.

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

Rockhurst Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Rockhurst Economics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Rockhurst 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
	329
	393
	397
	479

Economics Student Demographics at Rockhurst

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

Rockhurst Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Rockhurst, about 62% were men and 38% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Rockhurst since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Rockhurst 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 Rockhurst University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rockhurst University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	13

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 MO, the home state for Rockhurst University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	9,920	$65,360
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Economists	250	$112,240
Economics Professors	180	$108,240
Survey Researchers	160	$52,450

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 JZSJ under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.