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Career Information for Economists in North Carolina

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Fast Facts for Economists in North Carolina

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Durham
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Raleigh
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Charlotte

Salaries for Economists in North Carolina

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Charlotte. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Economists in North Carolina are listed below.

Selected Economy Schools in North Carolina

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Strayer University
Charlotte, Greensboro, Huntersville, Morrisville, Raleigh

Strayer University (SU) has been providing college education for over 115 years, with many locations across the United States.

  • Programs: Liberal Arts
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

More North Carolina Economy Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Appalachian State UniversityBooneDoctorate15,871
Barton CollegeWilsonBachelor1,130
Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmontBachelor1,337
Campbell UniversityBuies CreekMasters & First Professional6,208
Davidson CollegeDavidsonBachelor1,674
Duke UniversityDurhamDoctorate & First Professional13,598
East Carolina UniversityGreenvilleDoctorate & First Professional25,990
Elon UniversityElonDoctorate5,456
Greensboro CollegeGreensboroMasters1,180
Guilford CollegeGreensboroBachelor2,688
High Point UniversityHigh PointMasters3,064
Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotteBachelor1,463
Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickoryMasters1,626
Meredith CollegeRaleighMasters2,202
North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboroDoctorate10,498
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleighDoctorate & First Professional31,802
Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimerMasters2,053
Salem CollegeWinston SalemMasters992
University of North Carolina at AshevilleAshevilleMasters3,701
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillDoctorate & First Professional28,136
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotteDoctorate22,388
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboroDoctorate18,627
University of North Carolina-WilmingtonWilmingtonDoctorate12,180
Wake Forest UniversityWinston SalemDoctorate & First Professional6,788
Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoaMasters946
Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-SalemMasters5,870

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Economists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for North Carolina. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Economists

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Economists relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

NORTH CAROLINA

   
Durham80$75,1403.4
Charlotte110$80,8501.4
Raleigh50$65,2201.1
Employment For:
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