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Economics at Cornell University

Economics at Cornell University

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if Cornell University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
  • Master’s Degree in Economics

Cornell Economics Rankings

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Economics Master’s Program

63% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of economics master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 14
International Students 44
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics 24
Development Economics & International Development 17
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 10

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 63,520 $77,230
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Economics Professors 1,650 $129,370
Economists 750 $127,520
Survey Researchers 710 $74,130

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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