Economics at Santa Clara University

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 Santa Clara University stacks up to those at other schools.

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and approximately 8,616 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 103 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from SCU.

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

SCU Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

SCU Economics Rankings

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

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 SCU 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
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41
	46

Earnings of SCU Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at SCU is $62,432. This is 36% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at SCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at Santa Clara University.

SCU Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 103 economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SCU, about 68% were men and 32% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Santa Clara University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	46
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

SCU also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Sociology
• 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 Santa Clara 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 Arnaudh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.