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Economics at Williams College

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

Williams is located in Williamstown, Massachusetts and approximately 1,987 students attend the school each year. Of the 678 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Williams College in 2021, 100 of them were economics majors.

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

Williams Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Williams Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Williams 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 Williams 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 2
Most Focused Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 9
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13
Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 62
Best Value Economics Schools 65
Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 103
Most Popular Economics Schools 123
Most Focused Economics Master’s Degree Schools 214
Most Popular Economics Master’s Degree Schools 214

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in economics from Williams. This is the #215 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Williams Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Williams is $83,280. This is 82% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

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Economics Student Demographics at Williams

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

Williams Economics Bachelor’s Program

26% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 100 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Economics from Williams in 2020-2021, 74% were men and 26% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Williams College with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 45
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

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

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 MA, the home state for Williams College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 20,070 $74,510
Managers 8,660 $131,450
Economists 1,150 $117,680
Economics Professors 870 $125,120
Survey Researchers 730 $64,950

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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