General Economics at St Mary’s College of Maryland

If you are interested in studying general economics, you may want to check out the program at St Mary's College of Maryland. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SMCM is located in St. Mary's City, Maryland and has a total student population of 1,582. Of the 36 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from St Mary's College of Maryland in 2019, 36 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.

SMCM General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

SMCM General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how SMCM performed in these rankings.

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 SMCM 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	45
Most Focused General Economics Schools	45
Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	179
Best General Economics Schools	180
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	182
Most Popular General Economics Schools	210

General Economics Student Demographics at SMCM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at St Mary’s College of Maryland.

SMCM General Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 36 students earned a bachelor's degree in general economics from SMCM. About 39% of these graduates were women and the other 61% were men. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at SMCM since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at SMCM 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 St Mary's College of Maryland with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SMCM 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 MD, the home state for St Mary's College of Maryland.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Economists	700	$116,870
Survey Researchers	590	$90,920
Economics Professors	230	$119,300

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 Steve Pribut under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.