General Economics at Hampshire College

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

Hampshire is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 522. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from Hampshire.

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.

Hampshire General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Hampshire General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at Hampshire 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 Hampshire 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
	210
	245
	509
	605

General Economics Student Demographics at Hampshire

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

Hampshire General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general economics from Hampshire. About 0% were men and 100% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Hampshire since its program graduates 67% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Hampshire 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 Hampshire College with a bachelor's in general economics.

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

Hampshire 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 MA, the home state for Hampshire College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Economics Professors	870	$125,120
Survey Researchers	730	$64,950

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 Kane5187 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.