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Economics at Carleton College

Economics at Carleton College

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if Carleton College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

Carleton is located in Northfield, Minnesota and has a total student population of 1,940.

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

Carleton Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Carleton Economics Rankings

The economics major at Carleton 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 Carleton

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

Carleton Economics Bachelor’s Program

24% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 76% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Carleton 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 Carleton College with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 23
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at Carleton College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Carleton College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 30

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 MN, the home state for Carleton College.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 14,850 $74,300
Managers 9,350 $128,590
Economics Professors 300 $110,060
Economists 250 $81,720

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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