by our College Data Analytics TeamEconomics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Gettysburg College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in economics, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Gettysburg is in the top 10% of the country for economics. More specifically it was ranked #52 out of 627 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #9 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Gettysburg.
Part-time undergraduates at Gettysburg paid an average of $1,895 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $58,500 | $58,500 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,960 | $13,960 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,000 | $1,000 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Gettysburg in Economics walked away with an average of $24,850 in student debt. That is 17% higher than the national average of $21,243.
The median early career salary of economics students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Gettysburg is $59,425 per year. That is 27% higher than the national average of $46,790.
Gettysburg does not offer an online option for its economics bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Gettysburg Online Learning page.
About 23.0% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in economics in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 33.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in economics at Gettysburg in 2019-2020, 16.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 52 |
| International Students | 9 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Economics | 56 |
| Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 18 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 16 |
| International Relations & National Security | 10 |
| Political Science & Government | 74 |
| Sociology | 16 |
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*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.
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