Business Economics at Santa Clara University

What traits are you looking for in a business economics school? To help you decide if Santa Clara University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's business 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, 18 of them were business economics majors.

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

SCU Business Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

SCU Business Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business economics programs across the country. The following shows how SCU performed in these rankings.

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 business economics major at SCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business 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
	4
	4
	5
	81
	98
	103

Business Economics Student Demographics at SCU

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

SCU Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in business economics from SCU. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical business economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at SCU since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business economics at SCU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business 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 business economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Careers That Business Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in business 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
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

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