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Economics at St Lawrence University

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Economics at St Lawrence University

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

St. Lawrence is located in Canton, New York and approximately 2,319 students attend the school each year. Of the 725 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from St Lawrence University in 2021, 79 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.

St. Lawrence Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

St. Lawrence Economics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at St. Lawrence 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 28
Most Focused Economics Schools 30
Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 131
Best Economics Schools 174
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Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 481
Best Value Economics Schools 499

Earnings of St. Lawrence Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at St. Lawrence is $49,358. This is 8% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

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Economics Student Demographics at St. Lawrence

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

St. Lawrence Economics Bachelor’s Program

18% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 82% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at St. Lawrence 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 St Lawrence University with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 62
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

St. Lawrence 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 NY, the home state for St Lawrence University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 63,520 $77,230
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Economics Professors 1,650 $129,370
Economists 750 $127,520
Survey Researchers 710 $74,130

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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