Business Economics at Arkansas Tech University

Every business economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the business economics program at Arkansas Tech University stacks up to those at other schools.

ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 12,101. Of the 241 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Arkansas Tech University in 2019, 23 of them were business economics majors.

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.

ATU Business Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

ATU Business Economics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business economics major at ATU 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
Most Popular Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Most Popular Business Economics Schools	72
Most Focused Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	103
Best Business Economics Schools	181

Business Economics Student Demographics at ATU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business economics majors at Arkansas Tech University.

ATU Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Business Economics from ATU in 2018-2019, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical business economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% women. So female students are more repesented at ATU since its program graduates 22% more women than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business economics at ATU 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 Arkansas Tech University with a bachelor's in business economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

ATU also has a doctoral program available in business economics. In 2019, 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 AR, the home state for Arkansas Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Economists	90	$75,380
Economics Professors	40	$94,750

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 Valis55 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.