Economics at Macalester College

If you plan to study economics, take a look at what Macalester College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Macalester is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 2,049 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Macalester.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Macalester Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Macalester Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how Macalester 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 Macalester 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
	33
	35
	115
	117
	166
	194
	294
	296
	431
	456

Earnings of Macalester Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Macalester is $47,163. This is 3% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Macalester

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

Macalester Economics Bachelor’s Program

The economics program at Macalester awarded 57 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 58% of these degrees went to men with the other 42% going to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Macalester since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at Macalester College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Macalester College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	57

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 MN, the home state for Macalester College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	14,850	$74,300
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Economics Professors	300	$110,060
Economists	250	$81,720

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 Appraiser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.