Economics at Simmons University

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

Simmons is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 6,263 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Simmons.

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

Simmons Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Simmons Economics Rankings

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

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 Simmons 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
	349
	353
	438
	483
	496
	521
	531
	536
	547
	644

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Simmons Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Simmons is $39,782. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

Economics Student Demographics at Simmons

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

Simmons Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Simmons. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Simmons since its program graduates 64% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Simmons are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Simmons University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	10

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 MA, the home state for Simmons University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,070	$74,510
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Economics Professors	870	$125,120
Survey Researchers	730	$64,950

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.