Economics at Hofstra University

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics program at Hofstra University stacks up to those at other schools.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,444 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.

Hofstra Economics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Hofstra Economics Rankings

The economics major at Hofstra 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 Hofstra

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

Hofstra Economics Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Hofstra since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Hofstra University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hofstra University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	8
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	2

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 Hofstra 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
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