Economics at Vassar College

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

Vassar is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and has a total student population of 2,435. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Vassar.

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

Vassar Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Vassar Economics Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Vassar 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 Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
	54
Most Popular Economics Schools	245

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Vassar Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Vassar is $64,665. This is 41% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Vassar

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

Vassar Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Vassar. About 41% of these graduates were women and the other 59% were men. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Vassar since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• Urban Studies
• 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 Vassar 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 Noteremote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.