Economics at San Jose State University

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if San Jose State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 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.

San Jose State Economics Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Economics Rankings

The economics major at San Jose State 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 San Jose State

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

San Jose State Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 Jose State University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	19
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

San Jose State Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of economics master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	1
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at San Jose State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Jose State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	126

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• General Social Sciences
• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government

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 Jose 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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.