Economics at California State University - San Marcos

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at California State University - San Marcos. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and approximately 16,367 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from CSUSM.

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

CSUSM Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

CSUSM Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how CSUSM performed in these rankings.

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 CSUSM 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
	81
	89
	173
	198
	245
	247
	308
	319
	323
	368

How Much Do Economics Graduates from CSUSM Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUSM is $45,626. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

Economics Student Demographics at CSUSM

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

CSUSM Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 54 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Economics from CSUSM in 2020-2021, 91% were men and 9% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 - San Marcos with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	15
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

CSUSM 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 California State University - San Marcos. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - San Marcos. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General 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 CA, the home state for California State University - San Marcos.

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 Eamuscatuli under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.