Economics at Lafayette College

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

Lafayette is located in Easton, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,514 students attend the school each year. Of the 110 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lafayette College in 2021, 110 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.

Lafayette Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Lafayette Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Lafayette 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 economics major at Lafayette 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
	6
	7
	27
	28
	46
	49
	99
	113
	207
	222

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Lafayette Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lafayette is $63,927. This is 39% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Lafayette

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

Lafayette Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 110 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Lafayette. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Lafayette 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 Lafayette College with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	77
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Lafayette 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 Lafayette College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	93
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	17

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 Lafayette 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 Shuvaev under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.