Economics at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 133 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Iowa.

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

Iowa Economics Degrees Available

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

Iowa Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how Iowa 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 Iowa 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
	64
	73
	80
	95
	114
	184
	195
	217
	290
	291

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in economics from Iowa. This is the #215 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Iowa Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa is $42,807. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

Economics Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Iowa 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 Iowa with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	75
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Iowa also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Iowa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	133
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	2

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	4,970	$59,270
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Economics Professors	150	$133,600
Economists	60	$87,530

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 KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.