Economics at Davidson College

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if Davidson College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

Davidson is located in Davidson, North Carolina and approximately 1,983 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 84 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Davidson.

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

Davidson Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Davidson Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how Davidson performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Davidson 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Focused Economics Schools	11
Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124
Most Popular Economics Schools	145

Economics Student Demographics at Davidson

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

Davidson Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Davidson are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	61
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• 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 NC, the home state for Davidson College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	17,450	$69,170
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Economics Professors	580	$106,080
Survey Researchers	350	$80,960
Economists	230	$81,470

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 Dacoslett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.