General Economics at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you plan to study general economics, take a look at what Columbia University in the City of New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135. In 2021, 25 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Columbia.

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

Columbia General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics
• Doctorate Degree in General Economics

Columbia General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at Columbia 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 general economics major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
	3
	3
	7
	16
	24
	29
	32
	182
	188
	309
	310
	610

General Economics Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia General Economics Bachelor’s Program

The general economics program at Columbia awarded 25 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 76% of these degrees went to men with the other 24% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Econometrics & Quantitative Economics

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.