General Economics at California State University - San Marcos

Every general economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general economics program at California State University - San Marcos stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and has a total student population of 15,972. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 52 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from CSUSM.

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.

CSUSM General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

CSUSM General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at CSUSM compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 CSUSM 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
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	139
Most Popular General Economics Schools	154
Most Focused General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	275
Most Focused General Economics Schools	301
Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	375
Best General Economics Schools	378

General Economics Student Demographics at CSUSM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at California State University - San Marcos.

CSUSM General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 52 general economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from CSUSM, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - San Marcos with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	12
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

CSUSM also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2019, 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 CA, the home state for California State University - San Marcos.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Survey Researchers	780	$75,150
Economics Professors	700	$139,050

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 Eamuscatuli under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.