Business Economics at Hofstra University

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

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and has a total student population of 10,871. In 2019, 15 business economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Hofstra.

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

Hofstra Business Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

Hofstra Business Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business economics progam at Hofstra 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 business economics major at Hofstra is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business 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 Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90

Business Economics Student Demographics at Hofstra

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business economics majors at Hofstra University.

Hofstra Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 15 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in business economics from Hofstra. About 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical business economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% women. So female students are more repesented at Hofstra since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business economics at Hofstra are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Hofstra also has a doctoral program available in business economics. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Business Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in business 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 Hofstra University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
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 Dan14641 under License

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