Economics at Hunter 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 Hunter College stacks up to those at other schools.

Hunter is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 24,052. Of the 222 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hunter 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.

Hunter Economics Degrees Available

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

Hunter Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Hunter 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 Hunter 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
	46
	93
	95
	102
	117
	131
	141
	148
	159
	224
	244
	380
	392
	486
	498

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in economics from Hunter. This makes it the #142 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Hunter Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hunter is $36,329. 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 Hunter

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

Hunter Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 116 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in economics from Hunter in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Hunter since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 Hunter College with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	26
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Hunter Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of economics master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from Hunter, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

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

Hunter 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 Hunter College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	123

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 Hunter College.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.