Economics at Cornell University

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 186 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Cornell.

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

Cornell Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics
• Doctorate Degree in Economics

Cornell Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Cornell 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 Cornell 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	53

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in economics from Cornell. This makes it the #36 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Cornell Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cornell is $69,416. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 51% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 186 students earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Cornell. About 41% of these graduates were women and the other 59% were men. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	58
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Cornell Economics Master’s Program

Of the 32 students who graduated with a master’s in economics from Cornell in 2021, 63% were men and 38% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 19 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Other Social Sciences
• 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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	63,520	$77,230
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Economics Professors	1,650	$129,370
Economists	750	$127,520
Survey Researchers	710	$74,130

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.