Economics at College of the Holy Cross

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

Holy Cross is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 2,970. In 2021, 140 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Holy Cross.

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

Holy Cross Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Holy Cross Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Holy Cross compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Holy Cross 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
	2
	3
	39
	40
	52
	55
	75
	91
	264
	279

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Holy Cross Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Holy Cross is $61,612. This is 34% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Holy Cross

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

Holy Cross Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 140 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from Holy Cross. About 61% were men and 39% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Holy Cross since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Holy Cross 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 College of the Holy Cross with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	109
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	140

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 MA, the home state for College of the Holy Cross.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,070	$74,510
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Economics Professors	870	$125,120
Survey Researchers	730	$64,950

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 George Rypysc III under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.