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Economics at St Olaf College

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Economics at St Olaf College

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 St Olaf College stacks up to those at other schools.

St. Olaf is located in Northfield, Minnesota and approximately 2,953 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 90 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from St. Olaf.

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. Olaf Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

St. Olaf Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how St. Olaf performed in these rankings.

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 St. Olaf 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 36
Best Economics Schools 56
Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 117
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Earnings of St. Olaf Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at St. Olaf is $56,177. This is 22% 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. Olaf

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

St. Olaf Economics Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 90 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from St. Olaf. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at St. Olaf since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at St. Olaf 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 Olaf College with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 58
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

St. Olaf 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 MN, the home state for St Olaf College.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 14,850 $74,300
Managers 9,350 $128,590
Economics Professors 300 $110,060
Economists 250 $81,720

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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