Economics at Santa Clara University

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

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and has a total student population of 8,616. Of the 545 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Santa Clara University in 2021, 103 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.

SCU Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

SCU Economics Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at SCU 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
	41
	42
	46
	101
	118
	132
	153
	270
	287

How Much Do Economics Graduates from SCU Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at SCU is $62,432. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 36% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at SCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at Santa Clara University.

SCU Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 103 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in economics from SCU in 2021, 68% were men and 32% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Santa Clara University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	46
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

SCU 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Santa Clara University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	103

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 Santa Clara 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 Arnaudh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.