Business Economics at The University of Texas at El Paso

What traits are you looking for in a business economics school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at El Paso is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's business economics program.

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and has a total student population of 24,879. Of the 761 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at El Paso in 2021, 21 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.

UTEP Business Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics
• Master’s Degree in Business Economics

UTEP Business Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business economics progam at UTEP 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 business economics major at UTEP 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
	11
	12
	13
	13
	64
	65
	119
	166
	185

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in business economics from UTEP. This makes it the #13 most popular school for business economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business Economics Student Demographics at UTEP

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

UTEP Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 business economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UTEP, about 62% were men and 38% were women. The typical business economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at UTEP since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UTEP Business Economics Master’s Program

Of the 2 business economics students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UTEP, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the business economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at El Paso with a master's in business economics.

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

UTEP 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at El Paso.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
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 Adrian Garcia under License

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