Economics at University of Wisconsin - Parkside

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

UW - Parkside is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 4,452. In 2021, 13 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from UW - Parkside.

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

UW - Parkside Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

UW - Parkside Economics Rankings

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

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 UW - Parkside 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
	52
	58
	307
	367
	394
	397
	400
	402
	406
	479

Economics Student Demographics at UW - Parkside

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

UW - Parkside Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in economics from UW - Parkside in 2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at UW - Parkside since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at UW - Parkside 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 Wisconsin - Parkside with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Parkside. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	13

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Parkside.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	12,660	$57,710
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Economists	240	$80,070
Economics Professors	200	$119,560
Survey Researchers	80	$48,010

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.