General Economics at Vassar College

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

Vassar is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and approximately 2,456 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 55 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Vassar.

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.

Vassar General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Vassar General Economics Rankings

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

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 Vassar 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	40
Most Focused General Economics Schools	40
Best General Economics Schools	54
Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	133
Most Popular General Economics Schools	146

General Economics Student Demographics at Vassar

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

Vassar General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 55 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general economics from Vassar in 2019, 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Vassar 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 Vassar College with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	33
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Vassar 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 Vassar 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 Noteremote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.