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Economics at Bowdoin College

Economics at Bowdoin College

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics program at Bowdoin College stacks up to those at other schools.

Bowdoin is located in Brunswick, Maine and approximately 1,777 students attend the school each year.

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

Bowdoin Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Bowdoin Economics Rankings

The economics major at Bowdoin 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.

Economics Student Demographics at Bowdoin

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

Bowdoin Economics Bachelor’s Program

27% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 73% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Bowdoin 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 Bowdoin College with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 59
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Bowdoin College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 72

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 Bowdoin 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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