Economics at Southwestern University

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

Southwestern is located in Georgetown, Texas and approximately 1,506 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Southwestern.

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

Southwestern Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Southwestern Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Southwestern 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 Southwestern 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
	150
	175
	427
	518

Economics Student Demographics at Southwestern

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

Southwestern Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Southwestern, about 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Southwestern since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Southwestern 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 Southwestern University with a bachelor's in economics.

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

Southwestern 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 Southwestern University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southwestern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	11

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 TX, the home state for Southwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	29,560	$78,200
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Economics Professors	1,020	$115,240
Economists	830	$106,480
Survey Researchers	430	$60,460

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 Matthew Rutledge under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.