Business Economics at Santa Clara University

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

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and has a total student population of 8,642. Of the 485 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Santa Clara University in 2019, 13 of them were business economics majors.

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.

SCU Business Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

SCU Business Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business economics progam at SCU 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 SCU 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
Best Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Business Economics Schools	9
Most Popular Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98
Most Popular Business Economics Schools	105
Most Focused Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
Most Focused Business Economics Schools	126

Business Economics Student Demographics at SCU

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

SCU Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of business economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical business economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% women. So female students are more repesented at SCU since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business economics at SCU 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 Santa Clara University with a bachelor's in business economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SCU 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 CA, the home state for Santa Clara University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
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 Arnaudh under License

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