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 Geneseo. 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.
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. The bachelor's program at SUNY Geneseo was ranked #204 on College Factual's Best Schools for economics list. It is also ranked #24 in New York.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at SUNY Geneseo paid an average of $708 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $295 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,070 | $16,980 |
Fees | $1,786 | $1,786 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,472 | $14,472 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,500 | $2,500 |
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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 SUNY Geneseo took out an average of $19,250 in student loans. That is 9% lower than the national average of $21,243.
The median early career salary of economics students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SUNY Geneseo is $48,667 per year. That is 4% higher than the national average of $46,790.
Online degrees for the SUNY Geneseo 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 SUNY Geneseo Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in economics in 2019-2020, 28.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 33.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in economics at SUNY Geneseo in 2019-2020, 28.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 17 |
International Students | 1 |
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 | 25 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 22 |
Geography & Cartography | 23 |
International Relations & National Security | 43 |
Political Science & Government | 78 |
Sociology | 41 |
*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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