Business Economics at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and approximately 17,123 students attend the school each year. Of the 431 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2019, 13 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.

UL Lafayette Business Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

UL Lafayette Business Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business economics progam at UL Lafayette 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 UL Lafayette 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	98
Most Popular Business Economics Schools	105
Most Focused Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135
Most Focused Business Economics Schools	144
Best Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	169
Best Business Economics Schools	175

Business Economics Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of business economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business economics at UL Lafayette are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in business economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UL Lafayette 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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Survey Researchers	420	$45,210
Economics Professors	60	$101,670
Economists	40	$103,070

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.