Economics at Texas State University

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

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Texas State.

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

Texas State Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Texas State Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how Texas State 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 Texas State 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
	221
	237
	417
	425
	433
	606
	713

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Texas State Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Texas State is $35,227. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

Economics Student Demographics at Texas State

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

Texas State Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in economics from Texas State in 2021, 74% were men and 26% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas State University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	27

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 State 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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.