General Economics at Southern Connecticut State University

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

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 10,050 students attend the school each year. Of the 263 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Connecticut State University in 2019, 9 of them were general economics majors.

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.

SCSU General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

SCSU General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at SCSU 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 general economics major at SCSU 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
Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	217
Best General Economics Schools	219
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	429
Most Popular General Economics Schools	492
Most Focused General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	528
Most Focused General Economics Schools	588

General Economics Student Demographics at SCSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at Southern Connecticut State University.

SCSU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at SCSU since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at SCSU 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SCSU 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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Survey Researchers	310	$51,740
Economics Professors	240	$98,870
Economists	140	$95,450

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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.