Economics at College of Charleston

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at College of Charleston. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and approximately 10,384 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from C of C.

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

C of C Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

C of C Economics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at C of C 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	446
	449
Best Value Economics Schools	468

Economics Student Demographics at C of C

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

C of C Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at C of C since its program graduates 25% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at C of C 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 College of Charleston with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

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 SC, the home state for College of Charleston.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	6,210	$60,290
Managers	1,760	$100,890
Economists	90	$68,550
Economics Professors	50	$70,190

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 Lkeadle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.