Economics at California State University - Northridge

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

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 95 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from CSUN.

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

CSUN Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

CSUN Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at CSUN 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 CSUN 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
	128
	133
	377
	381
	398
	413
	470

How Much Do Economics Graduates from CSUN Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUN is $40,741. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

Economics Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 California State University - Northridge with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	31
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

CSUN 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Northridge. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	95

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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.