Economics at Hofstra University

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Hofstra.

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

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

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Economics Schools	541

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

The economics program at Hofstra awarded 10 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going 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.

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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• Criminology
• 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 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
• Image Credit: By Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.