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Economics at Barnard College

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

Barnard is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 2,744. In 2021, 79 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Barnard.

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

Barnard Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Barnard Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Barnard 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 Barnard 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
21
23
31
33
33
36
131
154
266
282

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Barnard Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Barnard is $65,217. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 42% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

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Economics Student Demographics at Barnard

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

Barnard Economics Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from Barnard. About 0% were men and 100% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Barnard since its program graduates 64% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Barnard College with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 26
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

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 Barnard College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 64
Other Economics 15

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 Barnard 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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