Applied Economics at University of Northern Iowa

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

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and has a total student population of 9,507. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in applied economics from UNI.

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

UNI Applied Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Economics

UNI Applied Economics Rankings

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

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 applied economics major at UNI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Applied 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
	3
	5
	5
	9
	9

Applied Economics Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI Applied Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a bachelor's degree in applied economics from UNI. About 45% of these graduates were women and the other 55% were men. The typical applied economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at UNI since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in applied economics at UNI 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 Northern Iowa with a bachelor's in applied economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNI also has a doctoral program available in applied economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Econometrics & Quantitative Economics
• General Economics

Careers That Applied Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied 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 Northern 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 Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.