Economics at Suffolk 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 Suffolk University stacks up to those at other schools.

Suffolk is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 6,830 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Suffolk.

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

Suffolk Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Doctorate Degree in Economics

Suffolk Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Suffolk compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Suffolk 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
	87
	95
	121
	355
	358
	419
	483
	516
	545

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in economics from Suffolk. This is the #215 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Suffolk Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Suffolk is $37,957. This is less than $45,868, which is the national average of all economics majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Economics Student Demographics at Suffolk

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

Suffolk Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Suffolk. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Suffolk since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Suffolk 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 Suffolk University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Suffolk also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Suffolk University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	16
International Economics	1

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 Suffolk 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 Oxymoron under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.