Economics at Purchase College

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

Purchase College is located in Purchase, New York and approximately 3,685 students attend the school each year. Of the 876 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purchase College in 2021, 23 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.

Purchase College Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Purchase College Economics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Purchase College 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	176
	527

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Purchase College Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purchase College is $28,093. This is less than $45,868, which is the national average of all economics majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Economics Student Demographics at Purchase College

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

Purchase College Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in economics from Purchase College in 2021, 74% were men and 26% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 Purchase College with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology

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 Purchase College.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Rschaming under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.