General Economics at Swarthmore College
If you are interested in studying general economics, you may want to check out the program at Swarthmore College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.Swarthmore is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,559. In 2019, 82 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Swarthmore.
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.
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Swarthmore General Economics Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics
Swarthmore General Economics Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how Swarthmore 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 Swarthmore 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 | 3 |
| Most Focused General Economics Schools | 3 |
| Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 11 |
| Best General Economics Schools | 11 |
| Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 94 |
| Most Popular General Economics Schools | 105 |
General Economics Student Demographics at Swarthmore
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore General Economics Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general economics bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Swarthmore College with a bachelor's in general economics.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 22 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| White | 31 |
| International Students | 14 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Swarthmore also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 PA, the home state for Swarthmore College.
| Occupation | Jobs in PA | Average Salary in PA |
|---|---|---|
| Managers | 11,060 | $126,290 |
| Economics Professors | 710 | $131,060 |
| Economists | 610 | $87,630 |
| Survey Researchers | 510 | $60,810 |
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 Nelson Pavlosky under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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