Economics at SUNY Cortland

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 SUNY Cortland stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY Cortland is located in Cortland, New York and approximately 6,832 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY Cortland.

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

SUNY Cortland Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

SUNY Cortland Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at SUNY Cortland 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 SUNY Cortland 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 Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Best Value Economics Schools	62
	160
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	304
Most Focused Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	649

Economics Student Demographics at SUNY Cortland

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

SUNY Cortland Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at SUNY Cortland since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Cortland with a bachelor's in economics.

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

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

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 NY, the home state for SUNY Cortland.

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 Publicganda under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.