Business Economics at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

If you plan to study business economics, take a look at what University of Louisiana at Lafayette has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and approximately 16,450 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 21 business economics majors received their bachelor's degree from UL Lafayette.

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.

UL Lafayette Business Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

UL Lafayette Business Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business economics progam at UL Lafayette 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 UL Lafayette 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
	65
	84
	89
	139
	162
	165
	172
	176

Business Economics Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Business Economics from UL Lafayette in 2020-2021, 81% were men and 19% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business economics at UL Lafayette are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in business economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UL Lafayette 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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Survey Researchers	420	$45,210
Economics Professors	60	$101,670
Economists	40	$103,070

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.