Business Economics at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 209 business economics majors received their bachelor's degree from UGA.

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.

UGA Business Economics Degrees Available

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

UGA Business Economics Rankings

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

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 business economics major at UGA 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
	6
	8
	20

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in business economics from UGA. This is the #16 most popular school for business economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business Economics Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 209 business economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from UGA. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 37% were women. The typical business economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at UGA since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business economics at UGA 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 University of Georgia with a bachelor's in business economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	138
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UGA also has a doctoral program available in business economics. In 2021, 1 students 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Economists	330	$111,570
Economics Professors	180	$101,590

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.