Economics at Cornell University

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620. Of the 848 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in 2021, 186 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.

Cornell Economics Degrees Available

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

Cornell Economics Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Cornell 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
	14
	17
	17
	19
	21
	28
	36
	51
	53
	63
	119
	179
	185

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in economics from Cornell. This makes it the #36 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Cornell Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cornell is $69,416. This is 51% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Economics Bachelor’s Program

The economics program at Cornell awarded 186 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 59% of these degrees went to men with the other 41% going to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	58
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Cornell Economics Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students earned a master's degree in economics from Cornell. About 38% of these graduates were women and the other 63% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 19 students 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 Cornell University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	196
General Economics	24
Development Economics & International Development	17

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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	63,520	$77,230
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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.