Economics at Bates College

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

Bates is located in Lewiston, Maine and has a total student population of 1,876. Of the 54 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bates College in 2021, 54 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.

Bates Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Bates Economics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Bates 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
	32
	34
	34
	36
	75
	78
	173
	198
	275
	292

Earnings of Bates Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bates is $55,768. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 22% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Bates

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

Bates Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Bates. Of these graduates, 72% were men and 28% were women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Bates 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 Bates College with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	40
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at Bates College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bates College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	54

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 ME, the home state for Bates College.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Managers	1,380	$96,570
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	770	$68,670
Economics Professors	90	$99,630
Survey Researchers	30	$56,890

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 N.Y. Walton under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.