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.

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

Cornell Economics 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.

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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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	38
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	46
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Cornell Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of economics master's degrees went to men and 63% went to 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	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	44
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at Cornell University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	196
General Economics	24
Development Economics & International Development	17

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.