Economics at Mount St Mary’s University

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

The Mount is located in Emmitsburg, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,560. Of the 140 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mount St Mary's University in 2021, 13 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.

The Mount Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

The Mount Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at The Mount 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 The Mount 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
	27
	30
	82
	82
	226
	237
	251
	268
	397
	479

Economics Student Demographics at The Mount

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at Mount St Mary’s University.

The Mount Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from The Mount. Of these graduates, 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at The Mount 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 Mount St Mary's University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mount St Mary's University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	13

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 MD, the home state for Mount St Mary's University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	10,500	$67,900
Economists	700	$116,870
Survey Researchers	590	$90,920
Economics Professors	230	$119,300

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.