Economics at Reed College

If you plan to study economics, take a look at what Reed College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Reed is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 1,385 students attend the school each year. Of the 327 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Reed College in 2021, 15 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.

Reed Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Reed Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Reed compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Reed 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	100
Most Focused Economics Schools	115
Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	366
Most Popular Economics Schools	446

Economics Student Demographics at Reed

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

Reed Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Reed. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Reed since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Reed 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 Reed College with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Reed 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
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• Anthropology

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 OR, the home state for Reed College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	7,240	$72,170
Economists	220	$87,420
Economics Professors	130	$110,860
Survey Researchers	130	$71,580

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.