Economics at Carleton College

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at Carleton College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Carleton is located in Northfield, Minnesota and approximately 1,940 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 30 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Carleton.

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

Carleton Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Carleton Economics Rankings

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

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 Carleton 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
	36
	38
	71
	74
	77
	86
	248
	293
	299
	306

Earnings of Carleton Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Carleton is $60,032. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 31% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Carleton

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

Carleton Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Carleton College with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Carleton College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative 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 MN, the home state for Carleton College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	14,850	$74,300
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Economics Professors	300	$110,060
Economists	250	$81,720

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 Dogs1337 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.