Economics at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

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

John Jay is located in New York, New York and approximately 15,766 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.

John Jay Economics Degrees Available

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

John Jay Economics Rankings

The economics major at John Jay 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 John Jay

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

John Jay Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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 John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

John Jay Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of economics master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	58

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Other Social Sciences
• 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 John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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.