The 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 SUNY New Paltz. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in economics, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at SUNY New Paltz paid an average of $708 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $295 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,070 | $16,980 |
Fees | $1,289 | $1,289 |
Books and Supplies | $1,800 | $1,800 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,294 | $14,294 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,510 | $2,510 |
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economics who receive their bachelor’s degree from SUNY New Paltz make an average of $44,170 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% lower than the national average of $46,790.
SUNY New Paltz 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 SUNY New Paltz Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in economics in 2019-2020, 33.3% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 33.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in economics at SUNY New Paltz in 2019-2020, 9.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 9 |
International Students | 9 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Economics | 21 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 12 |
Geography & Cartography | 10 |
International Relations & National Security | 33 |
Political Science & Government | 31 |
Sociology | 113 |
*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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