Economics at San Diego State University

If you plan to study economics, take a look at what San Diego State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334. Of the 2,287 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University in 2021, 240 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.

SDSU Economics Degrees Available

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

SDSU Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at SDSU 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 SDSU 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
	39
	42
	65
	110
	123
	193
	217
	263
	275
	367

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in economics from SDSU. This makes it the #67 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SDSU Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at SDSU is $42,818. This is less than $45,868, which is the national average of all economics majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Economics Student Demographics at SDSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at San Diego State University.

SDSU Economics Bachelor’s Program

The economics program at SDSU awarded 240 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 73% of these degrees went to men with the other 27% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	62
International Students	69
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

SDSU Economics Master’s Program

Of the 19 economics students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SDSU, about 63% were men and 37% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SDSU 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 San Diego State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Diego State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	259

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 San Diego State University.

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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.