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Economics at Hamilton College

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

Hamilton is located in Clinton, New York and approximately 1,902 students attend the school each year. Of the 597 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hamilton College in 2021, 75 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.

Hamilton Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Hamilton Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Hamilton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Hamilton 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 14
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 53
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Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 138
Most Popular Economics Schools 163
Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 341
Best Value Economics Schools 360

Earnings of Hamilton Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hamilton is $56,571. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 23% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

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Economics Student Demographics at Hamilton

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

Hamilton Economics Bachelor’s Program

27% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 75 students earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Hamilton. About 27% of these graduates were women and the other 73% were men.

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About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Hamilton 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 Hamilton College with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 38
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

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

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 Hamilton 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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