Economics at Young Harris College

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

YHC is located in Young Harris, Georgia and has a total student population of 1,417. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from YHC.

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

YHC Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

YHC Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how YHC performed in these rankings.

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 YHC 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
	123
	142
	478
	570

Economics Student Demographics at YHC

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

YHC Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from YHC. About 63% 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 YHC since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at YHC 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 Young Harris College with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

YHC 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Young Harris College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	8

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 GA, the home state for Young Harris College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,460	$67,080
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Economists	330	$111,570
Economics Professors	180	$101,590

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.