Business Economics at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,748 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Alabama in 2021, 212 of them were business economics majors.

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

UA Business Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

UA Business Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business economics progam at UA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business economics major at UA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business 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
	22
	41
	66
	70
	72
	78

Business Economics Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 212 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in business economics from UA in 2021, 65% were men and 35% were women. The typical business economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at UA since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business economics at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in business economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	183
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

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

Careers That Business Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in business 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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Economics Professors	130	$114,020
Economists	50	$103,740

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 Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.