Economics at California State University - Chico

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

Chico State is located in Chico, California and approximately 16,746 students attend the school each year. Of the 777 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Chico in 2021, 30 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.

Chico State Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Chico State Economics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Chico State 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
	97
	104
	248
	295
	297
	299
	349
	356
	453
	536

Economics Student Demographics at Chico State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at California State University - Chico.

Chico State Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Economics from Chico State in 2020-2021, 77% were men and 23% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Chico State 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 California State University - Chico with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	20
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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 California State University - Chico. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	30

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 CA, the home state for California State University - Chico.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Survey Researchers	780	$75,150
Economics Professors	700	$139,050

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.