by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Economics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Economics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Salisbury University. 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. The bachelor's program at Salisbury was ranked #199 on College Factual's Best Schools for economics list. It is also ranked #6 in Maryland.
Here are some of the other rankings for Salisbury.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Salisbury paid an average of $824 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $405 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,264 | $17,330 |
| Fees | $2,780 | $2,780 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,260 | $12,260 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,700 | $2,700 |
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The median early career salary of economics students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Salisbury is $55,964 per year. That is 20% higher than the national average of $46,790.
Online degrees for the Salisbury 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 Salisbury Online Learning page.
Women made up around 31.8% of the economics students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 33.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in economics at Salisbury in 2019-2020, 9.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 12 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Economics | 22 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Geography & Cartography | 29 |
| Political Science & Government | 40 |
| 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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