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Economics at Swarthmore College

Economics at Swarthmore College

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at Swarthmore College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Swarthmore is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,437.

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

Swarthmore Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Swarthmore Economics Rankings

The economics major at Swarthmore 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.

Economics Student Demographics at Swarthmore

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

Swarthmore Economics Bachelor’s Program

36% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Swarthmore College with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 31
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at Swarthmore College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Swarthmore College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics 60

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 PA, the home state for Swarthmore College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 26,750 $68,630
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Economics Professors 710 $131,060
Economists 610 $87,630
Survey Researchers 510 $60,810

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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