Economics at Hunter College

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

Hunter is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 24,052.

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

Hunter Economics Degrees Available

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

Hunter Economics Rankings

The economics major at Hunter 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.

Economics Student Demographics at Hunter

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

Hunter Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Hunter since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 Hunter College with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	49
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	28
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Hunter Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of economics master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at Hunter College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hunter College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	123

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Urban Studies
• 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 Hunter 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.