Economics at Eckerd College

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

Eckerd is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida and has a total student population of 1,822. Of the 53 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eckerd College in 2021, 9 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.

Eckerd Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Eckerd Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Eckerd 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 Eckerd 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
	255
	299
	457
	550

Economics Student Demographics at Eckerd

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

Eckerd Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Economics from Eckerd in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Eckerd are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	9

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 FL, the home state for Eckerd College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	34,950	$64,730
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Economics Professors	340	$116,920
Economists	240	$105,230

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 User:DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.