Economics at The City College of New York

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

CCNY is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 15,227. Of the 2,660 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The City College of New York in 2021, 124 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.

CCNY Economics Degrees Available

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

CCNY Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at CCNY 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 CCNY 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 Focused Economics Schools	143
	172
Best Economics Schools	512

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in economics from CCNY. This makes it the #67 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CCNY Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at CCNY is $32,302. This is less than $45,868, which is the national average of all economics majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Economics Student Demographics at CCNY

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at The City College of New York.

CCNY Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 124 economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CCNY, about 62% were men and 38% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at CCNY since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% 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 The City College of New York with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	40
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	15
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CCNY Economics Master’s Program

Of the 19 students who graduated with a master’s in economics from CCNY in 2021, 74% were men and 26% were women.

In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The City College of New York with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 The City College of New York.

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 Elsie140 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.