Economics at Queens College

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

QC is located in Queens, New York and has a total student population of 19,700. In 2021, 394 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from QC.

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

QC Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

QC Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at QC 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 QC 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
	18
	26
	50
	54
	65
	70
	214
	214
	391
	397
	429
	438

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in economics from QC. This is the #215 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of QC Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at QC is $40,122. 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 QC

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

QC Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 394 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from QC. About 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at QC since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 Queens College with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	162
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	83
White	83
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

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

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at Queens College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Queens College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	389
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	5

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 Queens 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.