Economics at University of Portland

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

University of Portland is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 3,999. Of the 189 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Portland in 2021, 7 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.

University of Portland Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

University of Portland Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at University of Portland 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 economics major at University of Portland 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
	242
	244
	415
	418
	445
	465
	486
	506
	530
	599

Economics Student Demographics at University of Portland

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

University of Portland Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from University of Portland, about 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Portland since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at University of Portland 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 Portland with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

University of Portland also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 0 student 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 Portland. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	7

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 OR, the home state for University of Portland.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	7,240	$72,170
Economists	220	$87,420
Economics Professors	130	$110,860
Survey Researchers	130	$71,580

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 M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.