Economics at University of Central Florida

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if University of Central Florida is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and has a total student population of 71,881. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from UCF.

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

UCF Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

UCF Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how UCF performed in these rankings.

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 economics major at UCF 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
	187
	214
	216
	414
	486
	494
	734

Earnings of UCF Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCF is $33,990. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

Economics Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 49 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in economics from UCF in 2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 University of Central Florida with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	18
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCF 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 University of Central Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	49

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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	34,950	$64,730
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Economics Professors	340	$116,920
Economists	240	$105,230

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.