Economics at Canisius College

If you plan to study economics, take a look at what Canisius College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Canisius is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 2,820 students attend the school each year. Of the 194 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Canisius College in 2021, 23 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.

Canisius Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Canisius Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Canisius 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 Canisius 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
	199
	232
	287
	325
	328
	347
	365
	391
	391

Earnings of Canisius Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Canisius is $44,642. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

Economics Student Demographics at Canisius

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

Canisius Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Canisius, about 65% were men and 35% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	16
Other Economics	7

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 Canisius 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Andre Carrotflower under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.