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Economics at Mount Holyoke College

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Economics at Mount Holyoke College

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 Mount Holyoke College stacks up to those at other schools.

Mt. Holyoke is located in South Hadley, Massachusetts and approximately 2,040 students attend the school each year. Of the 628 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mount Holyoke College in 2021, 34 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.

Mt. Holyoke Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Mt. Holyoke Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how Mt. Holyoke 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 Mt. Holyoke 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
100
101
Most Focused Economics Schools 107
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 160
Best Economics Schools 162
Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 228
Most Popular Economics Schools 277
Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 462
Best Value Economics Schools 481

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Mt. Holyoke Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mt. Holyoke is $56,625. 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 Mt. Holyoke

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

Mt. Holyoke Economics Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The economics program at Mt. Holyoke awarded 34 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Mt. Holyoke since its program graduates 64% more women than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 23
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Mt. Holyoke 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 MA, the home state for Mount Holyoke College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 20,070 $74,510
Managers 8,660 $131,450
Economists 1,150 $117,680
Economics Professors 870 $125,120
Survey Researchers 730 $64,950

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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