Economics at San Diego State University

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

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year.

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

SDSU Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics

SDSU Economics Rankings

The economics major at SDSU 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.

Economics Student Demographics at SDSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at San Diego State University.

SDSU Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	53
White	65
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

SDSU Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of economics master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 51% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Diego State University with a master's in economics.

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

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at San Diego State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Diego State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	259

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• Urban Studies
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• General 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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Survey Researchers	780	$75,150
Economics Professors	700	$139,050

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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.