Economics at St Mary’s College of Maryland

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at St Mary's College of Maryland. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SMCM is located in St. Mary's City, Maryland and has a total student population of 1,508. Of the 39 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from St Mary's College of Maryland in 2021, 39 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.

SMCM Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

SMCM Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at SMCM 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 SMCM 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
	35
	37
	168
	170
	172
	187
	206
	256
	286
	289

Earnings of SMCM Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at SMCM is $43,905. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

Economics Student Demographics at SMCM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at St Mary’s College of Maryland.

SMCM Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 39 economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SMCM, about 74% were men and 26% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at SMCM 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 Mary's College of Maryland with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

SMCM 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 Mary's College of Maryland. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	39

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 MD, the home state for St Mary's College of Maryland.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	10,500	$67,900
Economists	700	$116,870
Survey Researchers	590	$90,920
Economics Professors	230	$119,300

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 Steve Pribut under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.