Economics at Syracuse University

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if Syracuse University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 21,322 students attend the school each year.

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

Syracuse Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics

Syracuse Economics Rankings

The economics major at Syracuse 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	71
International Students	89
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Syracuse Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of economics master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Syracuse University with a master's in economics.

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

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Syracuse University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	180
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	79

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• International Relations & National Security

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 Syracuse 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.