General Economics at Fordham University

Every general economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general economics program at Fordham University stacks up to those at other schools.

Fordham U is located in Bronx, New York and has a total student population of 16,364. Of the 808 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University in 2021, 131 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.

Fordham U General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Fordham U General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at Fordham U 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 Fordham U 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
	6
	6
	48
	85
	85
	271
	456

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in general economics from Fordham U. This is the #85 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Economics Student Demographics at Fordham U

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

Fordham U General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 131 general economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Fordham U. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Fordham U since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Fordham University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	63
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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

Related Majors

• Econometrics & Quantitative Economics

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 Fordham University.

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 Chriscobar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.