Economics at University of Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 2,130. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Puget Sound.

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

Puget Sound Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Puget Sound Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how Puget Sound 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 Puget Sound 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
	86
	97
	153
	155
	216
	263
	263
	265
	454
	475

Earnings of Puget Sound Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Puget Sound is $48,980. This is 7% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Puget Sound. Of these graduates, 65% were men and 35% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Puget Sound 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 Puget Sound with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at University of Puget Sound. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Puget Sound. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	37

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 WA, the home state for University of Puget Sound.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	21,300	$81,890
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Economists	400	$95,010
Economics Professors	260	$89,490
Survey Researchers	130	$66,150

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.