Economics at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

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

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 13,497. Of the 124 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland - Baltimore County in 2021, 114 of them were economics majors.

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

UMBC Economics Degrees Available

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

UMBC Economics Rankings

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

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 economics major at UMBC 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
	81
	94
	97
	104
	106
	131
	149
	156
	172
	214
	228
	271
	282
	282
	285

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in economics from UMBC. This makes it the #150 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Economics Graduates from UMBC Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMBC is $45,390. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

Economics Student Demographics at UMBC

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

UMBC Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 114 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in economics from UMBC in 2021, 68% were men and 32% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 Maryland - Baltimore County with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	40
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UMBC Economics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a master's degree in economics from UMBC. About 67% were men and 33% were women.

In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - Baltimore County with a master's in economics.

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

UMBC 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 Maryland - Baltimore County. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	114
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	6

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	10,500	$67,900
Economists	700	$116,870
Survey Researchers	590	$90,920
Economics Professors	230	$119,300

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 Tim Menzies under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.