Economics at University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and approximately 8,022 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from University of Southern Maine.

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 Southern Maine Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

University of Southern Maine Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how University of Southern Maine 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 University of Southern Maine 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
	165
	167
	358
	395
	501

Economics Student Demographics at University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a bachelor's degree in economics from University of Southern Maine. About 32% of these graduates were women and the other 68% were men.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at University of Southern Maine 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 Maine with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

University of Southern Maine 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 Maine. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	19

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 ME, the home state for University of Southern Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Managers	1,380	$96,570
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	770	$68,670
Economics Professors	90	$99,630
Survey Researchers	30	$56,890

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.