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Economics at Eastern Illinois University

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Economics at Eastern Illinois University

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

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received their master's degree in economics.

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

EIU Economics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Economics

EIU Economics Rankings

Economics Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Economics Master’s Program

33% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 6 economics students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from EIU, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

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In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 17% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a master's in economics.

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

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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 30,150 $61,670
Survey Researchers 1,590 $57,560
Economics Professors 520 $128,340
Economists 380 $108,690

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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