by our College Data Analytics TeamEconomics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Canisius College. 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.
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 Canisius was ranked #277 on College Factual's Best Schools for economics list. It is also ranked #33 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Canisius.
Part-time undergraduates at Canisius paid an average of $900 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $28,630 | $28,630 |
| Fees | $1,600 | $1,600 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,758 | $11,758 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,500 | $1,500 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Canisius in Economics walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 27% higher than the national average of $21,243.
The median early career salary of economics students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Canisius is $49,136 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $46,790.
Online degrees for the Canisius 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 Canisius Online Learning page.
About 30.0% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in economics in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 33.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 3.3% of the economics bachelor’s degrees at Canisius in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 26 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Economics | 24 |
| Other Economics | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 1 |
| International Relations & National Security | 4 |
| Political Science & Government | 27 |
| Sociology | 9 |
| Urban Studies | 4 |
*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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