General Economics at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

What traits are you looking for in a general economics school? To help you decide if John Jay College of Criminal Justice is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general economics program.

John Jay is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 15,766. Of the 53 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 2021, 53 of them were general economics majors.

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.

John Jay General Economics Degrees Available

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

John Jay General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at John Jay 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 general economics major at John Jay 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
	31
	43
	53
	54
	74
	91
	105
	107
	117
	227
	228
	234
	243
	399
	410

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in general economics from John Jay. This makes it the #53 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Economics Student Demographics at John Jay

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

John Jay General Economics Bachelor’s Program

The general economics program at John Jay awarded 53 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at John Jay since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% 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 John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	9
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

John Jay General Economics Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in general economics from John Jay in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

Of the students who received a general economics master's degree from John Jay, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a master's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

John Jay also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.