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Economics at Bates College

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

Bates is located in Lewiston, Maine and has a total student population of 1,876. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Bates.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Bates Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Bates Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Bates 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 economics major at Bates is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 32
Best Economics Schools 34
Most Focused Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 34
Most Focused Economics Schools 36
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Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 173
Most Popular Economics Schools 198
Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 275
Best Value Economics Schools 292

Earnings of Bates Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bates is $55,768. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 22% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

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Economics Student Demographics at Bates

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at Bates College.

Bates Economics Bachelor’s Program

28% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Bates. About 28% of these graduates were women and the other 72% were men.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Bates 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 Bates College with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 40
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Bates also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 ME, the home state for Bates College.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Managers 1,380 $96,570
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 770 $68,670
Economics Professors 90 $99,630
Survey Researchers 30 $56,890

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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