General Economics at Hofstra 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 Hofstra University stacks up to those at other schools.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and has a total student population of 10,444. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from Hofstra.

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.

Hofstra General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Hofstra General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how Hofstra 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 general economics major at Hofstra 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
	248
	363
	372
	382
	465

General Economics Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general economics from Hofstra. About 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Hofstra since its program graduates 42% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Hofstra 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 Hofstra 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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.