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Economics at Macalester College

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

Macalester is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 2,049. In 2021, 57 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Macalester.

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

Macalester Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Macalester Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Macalester 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 Macalester 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 33
Most Focused Economics Schools 35
Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 166
Most Popular Economics Schools 194
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296
Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 431
Best Value Economics Schools 456

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Macalester Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Macalester is $47,163. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

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Economics Student Demographics at Macalester

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

Macalester Economics Bachelor’s Program

42% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 57 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Economics from Macalester in 2020-2021, 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Macalester since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Macalester College with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 27
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Macalester 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 MN, the home state for Macalester College.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 14,850 $74,300
Managers 9,350 $128,590
Economics Professors 300 $110,060
Economists 250 $81,720

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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