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Economics at San Jose State University

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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. In 2021, 118 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from San Jose State.

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.

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in economics from San Jose State. This makes it the #133 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of San Jose State Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at San Jose State is $49,509. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

26% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 118 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from San Jose State. Of these graduates, 74% were men and 26% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 39
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 27
White 19
International Students 23
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

San Jose State Economics Master’s Program

38% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 8 economics students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from San Jose State, about 63% were men and 38% were women.

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In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 31% 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.

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

San Jose State 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 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

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*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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