Economics at Texas Christian University

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

TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and approximately 11,379 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 97 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from TCU.

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

TCU Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

TCU Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at TCU 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 TCU 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
	74
	92
	93
	338

Earnings of TCU Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at TCU is $55,051. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 20% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at TCU

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

TCU Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from TCU. Of these graduates, 81% were men and 19% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	60
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TCU 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 Texas Christian University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	96
International Economics	1

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 Texas Christian 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 Amymay52 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.