Economics at Colorado College

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

Colorado College is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and approximately 2,050 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 69 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Colorado College.

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

Colorado College Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Colorado College Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how Colorado College 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 Colorado College 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
	12
	14
	104
	105
	147
	172
	344
	348
	426
	452

Earnings of Colorado College Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Colorado College is $45,092. This is less than $45,868, which is the national average of all economics majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Economics Student Demographics at Colorado College

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

Colorado College Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 students earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Colorado College. About 38% of these graduates were women and the other 62% were men. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Colorado College since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Colorado College 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 Colorado College with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	46
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Colorado College 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Colorado College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	45
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	15
International Economics	9

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 CO, the home state for Colorado College.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	18,810	$73,460
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Economics Professors	290	$104,530
Economists	220	$104,350
Survey Researchers	50	$69,530

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.