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Economics at California State University - San Marcos

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at California State University - San Marcos. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and approximately 16,367 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,749 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - San Marcos in 2021, 54 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.

CSUSM Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

CSUSM Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at CSUSM 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 CSUSM 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
Most Popular Economics Schools 198
247
Best Economics Schools 323

How Much Do Economics Graduates from CSUSM Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUSM is $45,626. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

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Economics Student Demographics at CSUSM

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

CSUSM Economics Bachelor’s Program

9% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students earned a bachelor's degree in economics from CSUSM. About 9% of these graduates were women and the other 91% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 - San Marcos with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 15
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

CSUSM 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 CA, the home state for California State University - San Marcos.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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