General Economics at Vassar College

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

Vassar is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and approximately 2,435 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from Vassar.

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.

Vassar General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Vassar General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how Vassar 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 Vassar 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
	21
	24
	33
	37
	39
	43
	130
	161
	279
	292

General Economics Student Demographics at Vassar

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

Vassar General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general economics from Vassar. About 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Vassar since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Vassar 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 Vassar 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 Noteremote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.