Economics at Claremont McKenna College

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics program at Claremont McKenna College stacks up to those at other schools.

Claremont McKenna is located in Claremont, California and approximately 1,264 students attend the school each year. Of the 130 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Claremont McKenna College in 2021, 116 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.

Claremont McKenna Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Claremont McKenna Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Claremont McKenna 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 Claremont McKenna 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
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	43
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	93
	109

Earnings of Claremont McKenna Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Claremont McKenna is $95,566. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 108% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Claremont McKenna

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

Claremont McKenna Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 116 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Claremont McKenna. Of these graduates, 65% were men and 35% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	44
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	116

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 Claremont McKenna College.

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 Improve917 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.