Economics at University of Southern Indiana

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if University of Southern Indiana is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

USI is located in Evansville, Indiana and has a total student population of 10,203. Of the 312 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Southern Indiana in 2021, 17 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.

USI Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

USI Economics Rankings

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

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 economics major at USI 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
	45
	50
	57
	59
	155
	157
	344
	417
	442
	527

Economics Student Demographics at USI

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

USI Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from USI. About 71% were men and 29% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at USI 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 Southern Indiana with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USI 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 Southern Indiana. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	17

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 IN, the home state for University of Southern Indiana.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	9,290	$56,560
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Economics Professors	300	$126,230
Survey Researchers	100	$59,300
Economists	100	$84,740

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 AJ Eaton under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.