General Economics at Hobart and William Smith Colleges

If you are interested in studying general economics, you may want to check out the program at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

The Colleges is located in Geneva, New York and approximately 1,833 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 94 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from The Colleges.

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.

The Colleges General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

The Colleges General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at The Colleges 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 The Colleges 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
	2
	2
	31
	34
	47
	50
	68
	82
	315
	329

General Economics Student Demographics at The Colleges

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

The Colleges General Economics Bachelor’s Program

The general economics program at The Colleges awarded 94 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at The Colleges 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 Hobart and William Smith Colleges with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	73
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

The Colleges 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 Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

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 Aoliveira414 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.