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Economics at Union College New York

Economics at Union College New York

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 Union College New York stacks up to those at other schools.

Union College is located in Schenectady, New York and has a total student population of 2,047.

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

Union College Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Union College Economics Rankings

The economics major at Union 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.

Economics Student Demographics at Union College

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

Union College Economics Bachelor’s Program

23% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Union College 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 Union College New York with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 45
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Union College New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics 43

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 Union College New York.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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