General Economics at Skidmore College

What traits are you looking for in a general economics school? To help you decide if Skidmore College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general economics program.

Skidmore is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and has a total student population of 2,613. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 44 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from Skidmore.

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.

Skidmore General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Skidmore General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how Skidmore 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 general economics major at Skidmore 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 Focused General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Most Focused General Economics Schools	56
Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	151
Best General Economics Schools	152
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	153
Most Popular General Economics Schools	170

General Economics Student Demographics at Skidmore

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

Skidmore General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 44 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general economics from Skidmore. About 64% were men and 36% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at Skidmore since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Skidmore 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 NY, the home state for Skidmore College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
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 Peter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.