Economics at Union College New York

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at Union College New York. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Union College is located in Schenectady, New York and has a total student population of 2,047. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Union College.

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

Union College Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Union College Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Union College 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 Union College 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
	51
	56
	100
	102
	162
	164
	199
	238
	420
	448

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Union College Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Union College is $50,348. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Union College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at Union College New York.

Union College Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 43 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in economics from Union College in 2021, 70% were men and 30% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Union College 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 Union College New York with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	33
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Union College also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at Union College New York. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Union College New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	43

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 Union College New York.

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 Daniel Case under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.