General Economics at Southern Connecticut State University

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

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 9,331. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from SCSU.

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

SCSU General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

SCSU General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at SCSU 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 general economics major at SCSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
	219
	224
	382
	412
	424
	445
	455
	458
	472
	552

General Economics Student Demographics at SCSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at Southern Connecticut State University.

SCSU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

The general economics program at SCSU awarded 8 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 88% of these degrees went to men with the other 13% going to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at SCSU 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in general economics.

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

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

Related Majors

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Survey Researchers	310	$51,740
Economics Professors	240	$98,870
Economists	140	$95,450

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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.