Economics at Mount Holyoke College

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics program at Mount Holyoke College stacks up to those at other schools.

Mt. Holyoke is located in South Hadley, Massachusetts and approximately 2,040 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 34 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Mt. Holyoke.

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

Mt. Holyoke Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Mt. Holyoke Economics Rankings

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

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 Mt. Holyoke 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
	94
	100
	101
	107
	160
	162
	228
	277
	462
	481

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Mt. Holyoke Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mt. Holyoke is $56,625. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 23% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Mt. Holyoke

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

Mt. Holyoke Economics Bachelor’s Program

The economics program at Mt. Holyoke awarded 34 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Mt. Holyoke since its program graduates 64% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Mt. Holyoke 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 Mount Holyoke College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mount Holyoke College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	34

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 MA, the home state for Mount Holyoke College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,070	$74,510
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Economics Professors	870	$125,120
Survey Researchers	730	$64,950

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.