General Economics at SUNY New Paltz

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

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and approximately 7,489 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from SUNY New Paltz.

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.

SUNY New Paltz General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

SUNY New Paltz General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY New Paltz 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 general economics major at SUNY New Paltz 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
	139
	148
	259
	264
	303
	367
	384
	389
	392
	452

General Economics Student Demographics at SUNY New Paltz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at SUNY New Paltz.

SUNY New Paltz General Economics Bachelor’s Program

The general economics program at SUNY New Paltz awarded 13 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 46% of these degrees went to men with the other 54% going to women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at SUNY New Paltz since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNY New Paltz 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 NY, the home state for SUNY New Paltz.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
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 crz4mets2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.