General Economics at York College

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

York is located in Jamaica, New York and approximately 7,784 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from York.

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.

York General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

York General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at York 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 York 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
	15
	18
	26
	28
	223
	232
	279
	303
	324
	367

General Economics Student Demographics at York

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

York General Economics Bachelor’s Program

The general economics program at York awarded 13 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 62% 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 York since its program graduates 28% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 66% 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 York College with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

York 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 York College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.