Economics at Williams College

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 Williams College stacks up to those at other schools.

Williams is located in Williamstown, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,987. In 2021, 100 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Williams.

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

Williams Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Williams Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Williams 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 Williams 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
	2
	2
	9
	10
	10
	13
	62
	65
	103
	123
	214
	214

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

Earnings of Williams Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Williams is $83,280. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 82% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Williams

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

Williams Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 100 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in economics from Williams in 2021, 74% were men and 26% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	45
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Williams 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 Williams College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	100

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 Williams College.

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.