The Economics O’level and UTME subjects combination is the same for all schools irrespective of the higher institution. For example, all universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education offering Economics are mandated to make use of the same Subject Combo as a requirement for the above course.
Making use of the correct and approved O’level subject requirements plus JAMB subject combination for Economics makes the admission process much easier for candidates seeking admission to study Economics in their various institutions.
Not many are aware that one of the major reasons for the increase in purchase of change of university and institution is because before embarking on the UTME, most candidates fail to confirm the correct O’level subjects required to study Economics and thus making them go through the process of change of course or institution and sometimes, both.
Economics is a course for science inclined students in secondary schools and it is one of the most sought-after courses students upon graduating from secondary school’s search for online. We will not just concentrate on the O’level subjects required to study Economics or the list of universities in Nigeria offering Economics but also, the best schools to study this course but this is not to say other schools offering Economics are of lesser quality.
Upon completing this post, you ought to be clear about the followings:
- O’level Subjects for studying Economics in any Nigerian University or polytechnic
- Admission Requirements for studying Economics
- Whether you can combine WAEC and NECO results to Study Economics (Yes you can though this also depends on the institution)
- Cut off Mark for Economics in any University or Polytechnic
- List of Universities in Nigeria that offers Economics
O’LEVEL AND UTME APPROVED SUBJECTS COMBINATION FOR ECONOMICS
Also, in the quest to study Economics, most candidates look out for the best institution for studying Economics as a course. Say for example; The 83 universities listed below are not just known for studying Economics but can be regarded as the best schools for this course.
O’LEVEL COMBINATION AND REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDYING ECONOMICS
Studying Economics as the case may present itself requires that candidate possess the following:
Five (5) SSC credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics and any two (2) of Arts or Social Science subjects.
Now let’s go through the O’level (NECO/WAEC) and JAMB approved subjects’ combination for studying Economics before discussing about the cut off mark.
UTME SUBJECT COMBINATION FOR ECONOMICS:
Economics, Mathematics and any of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French and Christian Religious Studies /Islamic Studies.
CUT OFF MARK FOR ECONOMICS
It is advised that prospective students score up to 180 minimum JAMB cut off mark and above to stand a chance of studying Economics due to the competitive nature of the course. Though cut off mark may vary from school to school. Ideally, the 180 JAMB score is enough to see any candidate through so long as you pass your post UTME.
LIST OF UNIVERSITIES OFFERING ECONOMICS
AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY, EKPOMA, EDO STATE – AAU
ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY, AKUNGBA-AKOKO, ONDO STATE – AAUA
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE – ABU
AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY, ADO-EKITI, EKITI STATE – ABUAD
UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA, ABUJA, FCT – ABUJA
ACHIEVERS UNIVERSITY, OWO, ONDO STATE – ACHIEVERS
ADAMAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, MUBI, ADAMAWA STATE – ADSU
ADMIRALTY UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, IBUSA, DELTA STATE – ADUN
AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KADUNA, KADUNA STATE – AFIT-DEG
AJAYI CROWTHER UNIVERSITY, OYO, OYO STATE – AJAYI
AKWA IBOM STATE UNIVERSITY, IKOT-AKPADEN, AKWA IBOM STATE – AKSU
AL- HIKMAH UNIVERSITY, ILORIN, KWARA STATE – AL-HIKMAH
AL-QALAM UNIVERSITY, KATSINA, KATSINA STATE – AL-QALAM
ANCHOR UNIVERSITY, AYOBO, LAGOS STATE – ANCHOR-UNI
ARTHUR JARVIS UNIVERSITY, AKPABUYO, CROSS RIVER STATE – ARTHUR-JARVIS
ATIBA UNIVERSITY, OYO, OYO STATE – ATIBA
ADELEKE UNIVERSITY, EDE, OSUN STATE – AUE
AUGUSTINE UNIVERSITY, ILARA, LAGOS, LAGOS STATE – AUGUSTINE
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, YOLA, ADAMAWA STATE – AUN
BABCOCK UNIVERSITY, ILISHAN-REMO, OGUN STATE – BABCOCK
BAUCHI STATE UNIVERSITY, GADAU, BAUCHI STATE – BASU
BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO, KANO STATE – BAYERO
BAZE UNIVERSITY, ABUJA, FCT – BAZE
BELLS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, OTA, OGUN STATE – BELLS
BINGHAM UNIVERSITY, KARU, NASARAWA STATE – BINGHAM
BENSON IDAHOSA UNIVERSITY, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE – BIU
BOWEN UNIVERSITY, IWO, OSUN STATE – BOWEN
BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY, MAKURDI, BENUE STATE – BSU
UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, CALABAR, CROSS RIVER STATE – CALABAR
CALEB UNIVERSITY, IMOTA, LAGOS STATE – CALEB
CARITAS UNIVERSITY, AMORJI-NIKE, ENUGU, ENUGU STATE – CARITAS
CHRISLAND UNIVERSITY, OWODE, OGUN STATE – CHRISLAND
CHRISTOPHER UNIVERSITY, MOWE, OGUN STATE – CHRISTOPHER
CLIFFORD UNIVERSITY, OWERRINTTA, ABIA STATE – CLIFFORD
COAL CITY UNIVERSITY, ENUGU, ENUGU STATE – COAL-CITY
CHUKWUEMEKA ODUMEGWU OJUKWU UNIVERSITY, ULI, ANAMBRA STATE – COOU
COVENANT UNIVERSITY, CANAAN LAND, OTA, OGUN STATE – COVENANT
CRAWFORD UNIVERSITY, IGBESA, OGUN STATE – CRAWFORD
CROWN HILL UNIVERSITY, EIYENKORIN, KWARA STATE – CROWN-HILL
DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY, ABRAKA, DELTA STATE – DELSU
DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY, IBADAN, OYO STATE – DOMINICAN-UNI
EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY, ABAKALIKI, EBONYI STATE – EBSU
EDWIN CLARK UNIVERSITY, KIAGBODO, DELTA STATE – EDWIN CLARK
EKITI STATE UNIVERSITY, ADO-EKITI, EKITI STATE – EKSU
ELIZADE UNIVERSITY, ILARA-MOKIN, ONDO STATE – ELIZADE
EASTERN PALM UNIVERSITY, OGBOKO, IMO STATE – EPU
ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ENUGU, ENUGU STATE – ESUTECH
EDO UNIVERSITY, IYAMHO, EDO STATE – EUI
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, DUTSE, JIGAWA STATE – FED-DUTSE
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, DUTSIN-MA, KATSINA STATE – FED-DUTSINMA
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, GUSAU, ZAMFARA STATE – FED-GUSAU
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, BIRNIN-KEBBI, KEBBI STATE – FED-KEBBI
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, LAFIA, NASARAWA STATE – FED-LAFIA
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, WUKARI, TARABA STATE – FED-WUKARI
FOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY, OSOGBO, OSUN STATE – FOUNTAIN
GODFREY OKOYE UNIVERSITY, URGWUOMU- NIKE, ENUGU STATE – GOUU
GREGORY UNIVERSITY, UTURU, ABIA STATE – GREGORY
GOMBE STATE UNIVERSITY, TUDUN WADA, GOMBE, GOMBE STATE – GSU
HALLMARK UNIVERSITY, IJEBU-ITELE, OGUN STATE – HALLMARK
IGNATIUS AJURU UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE – IAUED
UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, IBADAN, OYO STATE – IBADAN
UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN, KWARA STATE – ILORIN
JOSEPH AYO BABALOLA UNIVERSITY, IKEJI-ARAKEJI, OSUN STATE – JABU
UNIVERSITY OF JOS, JOS, PLATEAU STATE – JOS
KADUNA STATE UNIVERSITY, KADUNA, KADUNA STATE – KASU
KOLADAISI UNIVERSITY, IBADAN, OYO STATE – KOLADAISI
KOGI STATE UNIVERSITY, ANYIGBA, KOGI STATE – KSU
KWARARAFA UNIVERSITY, WUKARI, TARABA STATE – KWARARAFA
KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE, ILORIN, KWARA STATE – KWASU
UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, LAGOS STATE – LAGOS
LANDMARK UNIVERSITY, OMU-ARAN, KWARA STATE – LANDMARK
IBRAHIM BADAMASI BABANGIDA UNIVERSITY, LAPAI, NIGER STATE – LAPAI
LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY, OJO, LAGOS STATE – LASU
LEAD CITY UNIVERSITY, IBADAN, OYO STATE – LCITY
LEGACY UNIVERSITY, OKIJA, ANAMBRA STATE – LEGACY
MADONNA UNIVERSITY, ELELE, RIVERS STATE – MADONNA
UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI, BORNO STATE – MAIDUGURI
UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI ( – eLearning), MAIDUGURI, BORNO STATE – MAIDUGURI-ELUON
YUSUF MAITAMA SULE UNIVERSITY, KANO, KANO STATE – MAITAMA
MICHAEL AND CECILIA IBRU UNIVERSITY, OWHRODE, DELTA STATE – MC-IBRU
McPHERSON UNIVERSITY, SERIKI SOTAYO, OGUN STATE – MCPHERSON
UNIVERSITY OF MKAR, GBOKO, BENUE STATE – MKAR
MOUNTAIN TOP UNIVERSITY, MAKOGI-OBA, OGUN STATE – MOUNTAIN TOP
NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI, NASARAWA STATE – NASARAWA
NIGERIAN ARMY UNIVERSITY, BIU, BORNO STATE – NAUB
NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY, KADUNA, KADUNA STATE – NDA
NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY, WILBERFORCE ISLAND, BAYELSA STATE – NDU
NILE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, Abuja – NILE
NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA – Elearning, LAGOS STATE – NOUN-ELUON
NOVENA UNIVERSITY, OGUME, DELTA STATE – NOVENA
OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE, OSUN STATE – OAU
OBONG UNIVERSITY, OBONG, NTAK, AKWA IBOM STATE – OBONG
ODUDUWA UNIVERSITY, IPETUMODU, OSUN STATE – ODUDUWA
OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY, AGO-IWOYE, OGUN STATE – OOU
PAN-ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, AHMED ONIBUDO STREET, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS STATE – PAN-ATLANTIC
PAUL UNIVERSITY, AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE – PAUL
PRECIOUS CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY, IBADAN, OYO STATE – PC-UNI
UNIVERSITY OF PORT-HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE – PHC
PLATEAU STATE UNIVERSITY, BOKKOS, PLATEAU STATE – PLASU
REDEEMERS UNIVERSITY, OSUN STATE – REDEEMERS
RENAISSANCE UNIVERSITY, OJIAGU-AGBANI, ENUGU, ENUGU STATE – RENAISSANCE
RHEMA UNIVERSITY, ABA, ABIA STATE – RHEMA
RITMAN UNIVERSITY, IKOT-EKPENE, AKWA IBOM STATE – RITMAN
SALEM UNIVERSITY, LOKOJA, KOGI STATE – SALEM
SAMUEL ADEGBOYEGA UNIVERSITY, OGWA, EDO STATE – SAU
SKYLINE UNIVERSITY NIGERIA, KANO, KANO STATE – SKYLINE
SOKOTO STATE UNIVERSITY, SOKOTO, SOKOTO STATE – SOSU
SPIRITAN UNIVERSITY, NNEOCHI, ABIA STATE – SPIRITAN
SUMMIT UNIVERITY, OFFA, KWARA STATE – SUMMIT
TANSIAN UNIVERSITY, OBA, ANAMBRA STATE – TANSIAN
TARABA STATE UNIVERSITY, JALINGO, TARABA STATE – TSUJ
USMANU DANFODIO UNIVERSITY, SOKOTO, SOKOTO STATE – UDU
USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY ( – eLEARNING), SOKOTO, SOKOTO STATE – UDU-ELUON
UMARU MUSA YARADUA UNIVERSITY, KATSINA, KATSINA STATE – UMYUK
UNIVERSITY OF AFRICA, TORU-ORUA, BAYELSA STATE – UNI-AFRICA
HEZEKIAH UNIVERSITY, UMUDI, IMO STATE – UNIHEZ
KINGS UNIVERSITY, ODE-OMU, OSUN STATE – UNIKINGS
OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY, OSOGBO, OSUN STATE – UNIOSUN
NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE – UNIZIK
UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA NSUKKA, ENUGU STATE – UNN
UNIVERSITY OF UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE – UYO
UNIVERSITY OF UYO (E – LEARNING), UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE – UYO-ELUON
VERITAS UNIVERSITY, ABUJA, FCT – VERITAS
WELLSPRING UNIVERSITY, IRHIHI-OGBANEKI, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE – WELLSPRING
WESLEY UNIVERSITY, ONDO, ONDO STATE – WESLEYUNI
WESTERN DELTA UNIVERSITY, OGHARA, DELTA STATE – WESTERN-DEL
YOBE STATE UNIVERSITY, DAMATURU, YOBE STATE – YSU
Hope the above information is well understood? If you have any question as regards O’level subjects requirements for studying Economics and the JAMB approved subjects’ combination for Economics as a course, kindly get back to us via our comment section below and we shall respond accordingly.
