Economics at Fordham University

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

Fordham U is located in Bronx, New York and has a total student population of 16,364.

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

Fordham U Economics Degrees Available

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

Fordham U Economics Rankings

The economics major at Fordham U 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #76 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Fordham U

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

Fordham U Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Fordham U since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Fordham University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	53
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Fordham U Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of economics master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Fordham University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	131
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	40

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• 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 Fordham University.

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 Chriscobar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.