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General Economics at Lafayette College

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

Lafayette is located in Easton, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,514 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 93 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Lafayette.

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.

Lafayette General Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Lafayette General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at Lafayette compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at Lafayette 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
5
5
10
12
28
32
69
84
176
185

General Economics Student Demographics at Lafayette

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

Lafayette General Economics Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The general economics program at Lafayette awarded 93 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 71% of these degrees went to men with the other 29% going to women.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general 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 general economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 68
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

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

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 PA, the home state for Lafayette College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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