Economics at Haverford College

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

Haverford is located in Haverford, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,307. Of the 31 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 2021, 31 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.

Haverford Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Haverford Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how Haverford performed in these rankings.

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 economics major at Haverford 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
	35
	36
	47
	51
	60
	62
	244
	282
	295
	295

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Haverford Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Haverford is $60,876. This is 33% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Haverford

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

Haverford Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Haverford. Of these graduates, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Haverford since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	14
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Haverford College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	31

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 PA, the home state for Haverford College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	26,750	$68,630
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Economics Professors	710	$131,060
Economists	610	$87,630
Survey Researchers	510	$60,810

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 Jackbauerinvc under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.