The main focus area for this major is Econometrics & Quantitative Economics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Economics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Claremont McKenna College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in economics, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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If you're the kind of person who enjoys working with numbers and solving tough problems, a graduate degree in economics may be for you.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. According to College Factual's most recent rankings, Claremont McKenna is the best school in the United States for economics majors working on their bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in California.
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Part-time undergraduates at Claremont McKenna paid an average of $2,341 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $56,190 | $56,190 |
Fees | $285 | $285 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $17,300 | $17,300 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,500 | $1,500 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Economics students who received their bachelor’s degree at Claremont McKenna took out an average of $13,000 in student loans. That is 39% lower than the national average of $21,243.
The median early career salary of economics students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Claremont McKenna is $90,856 per year. That is 94% higher than the national average of $46,790.
Online degrees for the Claremont McKenna economics bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Claremont McKenna Online Learning page.
Women made up around 27.1% of the economics students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 33.7%.
Around 24.6% of economics bachelor’s degree recipients at Claremont McKenna in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 65 |
International Students | 23 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 118 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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International Relations & National Security | 21 |
Political Science & Government | 36 |
Sociology | 2 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.