Economics at Pomona College

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

Pomona is located in Claremont, California and has a total student population of 1,475. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Pomona.

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

Pomona Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Pomona Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Pomona 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 Pomona 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
	11
	11
	22
	24
	34
	37
	132
	143
	191
	224

Earnings of Pomona Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Pomona is $67,038. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 46% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Pomona

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

Pomona Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Pomona. About 24% of these graduates were women and the other 76% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	19
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Pomona 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 Pomona College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	46

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 Pomona 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 Nostalgicwisdom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.