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Business Economics at Lehigh University

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

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,849. Of the 439 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lehigh University in 2019, 52 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.

Lehigh Business Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

Lehigh Business Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business economics progam at Lehigh 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 business economics major at Lehigh 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
Best Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Best Business Economics Schools 2
Most Popular Business Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools 12
Most Focused Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 17
Most Focused Business Economics Schools 19
Most Popular Business Economics Master’s Degree Schools 26
Most Popular Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 28
Most Popular Business Economics Schools 33

In 2019, 0 student received their master’s degree in business economics from Lehigh. This is the #26 most popular school for business economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business Economics Student Demographics at Lehigh

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

Lehigh Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, 52 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in business economics from Lehigh. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical business economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% women. So female students are more repesented at Lehigh since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

Lehigh Gender Breakdown of Business Economics Bachelor's Degree Grads

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business economics at Lehigh 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 Lehigh University with a bachelor's in business economics.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Business Economics Majors at Lehigh University
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 40
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Lehigh 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 PA, the home state for Lehigh University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Economics Professors 710 $131,060
Economists 610 $87,630
Survey Researchers 510 $60,810

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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