General Economics at Purchase College

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

Purchase College is located in Purchase, New York and approximately 3,685 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 23 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Purchase College.

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.

Purchase College General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Purchase College General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how Purchase College 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 Purchase College 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
	113
	130
	205
	251
	310
	325
	447
	453
	457
	465

General Economics Student Demographics at Purchase College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at Purchase College.

Purchase College General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 general economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Purchase College, about 74% were men and 26% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Purchase College with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Purchase College 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 Purchase College.

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 Rschaming under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.