Economics at Kalamazoo College

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

K College is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 1,451 students attend the school each year. Of the 497 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Kalamazoo College in 2021, 21 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.

K College Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

K College Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at K College 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 K College 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 Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	301
Most Popular Economics Schools	367
Best Economics Schools	463
	511
	519
Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	528

Earnings of K College Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at K College is $34,802. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

Economics Student Demographics at K College

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

K College Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from K College, about 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at K College since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at K College 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 Kalamazoo College with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government
• Other Social Sciences

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 MI, the home state for Kalamazoo College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	18,980	$67,500
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Economics Professors	300	$111,530
Economists	250	$90,040
Survey Researchers	240	$64,400

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 Gotanero under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.