Economics at SUNY Plattsburgh

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if SUNY Plattsburgh is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

SUNY Plattsburgh is located in Plattsburgh, New York and approximately 5,109 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 13 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY Plattsburgh.

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

SUNY Plattsburgh Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

SUNY Plattsburgh Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at SUNY Plattsburgh 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 SUNY Plattsburgh 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
	224
	400
	462
	467
	471
	479
	481
	490

How Much Do Economics Graduates from SUNY Plattsburgh Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Plattsburgh is $37,250. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

Economics Student Demographics at SUNY Plattsburgh

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

SUNY Plattsburgh Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from SUNY Plattsburgh. About 62% were men and 38% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at SUNY Plattsburgh since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNY Plattsburgh also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 0 student 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 SUNY Plattsburgh. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	13

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 SUNY Plattsburgh.

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 Erik Graham under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.