by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Economics is a concentration offered under the economics major at Swarthmore College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in general economics, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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.
Part-time undergraduates at Swarthmore paid an average of $1,696 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 | $54,256 | $54,256 |
| Fees | $200 | $200 |
| Books and Supplies | $735 | $735 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,654 | $16,654 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,844 | $1,844 |
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Online degrees for the Swarthmore general 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 Swarthmore Online Learning page.
Women made up around 29.8% of the general economics students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 31.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in general economics at Swarthmore in 2019-2020, 31.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 11 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 41 |
| International Students | 13 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
*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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