Economics at Mills College

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

Mills is located in Oakland, California and approximately 961 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Mills.

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

Mills Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics

Mills Economics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Mills 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
	89
	203
	331
	345
	574
	651

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in economics from Mills. This is the #204 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Economics Student Demographics at Mills

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

Mills Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Mills since its program graduates 64% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Mills Economics Master’s Program

The economics program at Mills awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	4
Applied Economics	1

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 CA, the home state for Mills College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Survey Researchers	780	$75,150
Economics Professors	700	$139,050

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 Sanfranman59 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.