Economics at St Lawrence University

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics program at St Lawrence University stacks up to those at other schools.

St. Lawrence is located in Canton, New York and has a total student population of 2,319. Of the 170 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from St Lawrence University in 2021, 79 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.

St. Lawrence Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

St. Lawrence Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence 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
	28
	30
	131
	154
	172
	174
	210
	212
	481
	499

How Much Do Economics Graduates from St. Lawrence Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at St. Lawrence is $49,358. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at St. Lawrence

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

St. Lawrence Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 students earned a bachelor's degree in economics from St. Lawrence. About 18% of these graduates were women and the other 82% were men.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at St. Lawrence 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 St Lawrence University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	62
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

St. Lawrence 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 St Lawrence University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	79

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 NY, the home state for St Lawrence University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	63,520	$77,230
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Economics Professors	1,650	$129,370
Economists	750	$127,520
Survey Researchers	710	$74,130

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 Ross P. Robinson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.