Economics at Oberlin College

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

Oberlin is located in Oberlin, Ohio and approximately 2,658 students attend the school each year. Of the 34 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College in 2021, 34 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.

Oberlin Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Oberlin Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Oberlin 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 Oberlin 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
	79
	80
	88
	89
	103
	117
	228
	277
	398
	421

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Oberlin Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oberlin is $57,721. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 26% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Oberlin

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

Oberlin Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from Oberlin. About 74% were men and 26% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Oberlin 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oberlin 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 OH, the home state for Oberlin College.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	24,840	$65,920
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Economics Professors	470	$109,960
Survey Researchers	140	$59,510
Economists	140	$125,490

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 Matthew Trump under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.