General Economics at Hamilton College

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

Hamilton is located in Clinton, New York and has a total student population of 1,902. In 2021, 75 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Hamilton.

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.

Hamilton General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Hamilton General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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
	25
	28
	54
	58
	83
	99
	288
	302

General Economics Student Demographics at Hamilton

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

Hamilton General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 75 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Economics from Hamilton in 2020-2021, 73% were men and 27% were women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Hamilton 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 Hamilton College with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	38
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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
• Image Credit: By Lvklock under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.