Economics at California State University - Bakersfield

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

CSUB is located in Bakersfield, California and has a total student population of 11,745. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from CSUB.

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

CSUB Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

CSUB Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at CSUB compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at CSUB 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 Value Economics Schools	295
Most Popular Economics Schools	469
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	503
Best Economics Schools	513
Most Focused Economics Schools	617

Earnings of CSUB Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUB is $38,472. This is less than $45,868, which is the national average of all economics majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Economics Student Demographics at CSUB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at California State University - Bakersfield.

CSUB Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from CSUB. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at CSUB since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Bakersfield with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology

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 CA, the home state for California State University - Bakersfield.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Survey Researchers	780	$75,150
Economics Professors	700	$139,050

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.