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Economics at Bowdoin College

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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. Of the 619 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College in 2021, 72 of them were economics majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Bowdoin 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 18
Best Economics Schools 20
Most Focused Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 23
Most Focused Economics Schools 25
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Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 146
Most Popular Economics Schools 167
Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 181
Best Value Economics Schools 198

Earnings of Bowdoin Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bowdoin is $61,127. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 33% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

22% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The economics program at Bowdoin awarded 72 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 78% of these degrees went to men with the other 22% going to women.

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About 71% 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 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 51
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Bowdoin 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 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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