Economics at Baruch College

If you plan to study economics, take a look at what Baruch College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Baruch is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 19,740. Of the 4,053 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Baruch College in 2021, 97 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.

Baruch Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Baruch Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Baruch 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 Baruch 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 Schools	74
Most Popular Economics Schools	127
Most Focused Economics Master’s Degree Schools	214
Most Focused Economics Schools	288

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in economics from Baruch. This is the #215 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Baruch Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Baruch is $44,077. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

Economics Student Demographics at Baruch

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

Baruch Economics Bachelor’s Program

The economics program at Baruch awarded 97 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 71% of these degrees went to men with the other 29% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 Baruch College with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	28
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Sociology
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 Baruch College.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.