Business Economics at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students received a bachelor's degree in business economics from UofSC.

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.

UofSC Business Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

UofSC Business Economics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business economics major at UofSC 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
	22
	26
	28
	31
	35
	75
	97

Business Economics Student Demographics at UofSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business economics majors at University of South Carolina - Columbia.

UofSC Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 50 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Business Economics from UofSC in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical business economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at UofSC since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business economics at UofSC 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in business economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	44
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UofSC 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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Economists	90	$68,550
Economics Professors	50	$70,190

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 Idibri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.