by our College Data Analytics TeamEconomics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Lafayette College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in economics, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, 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.
If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Lafayette is in the top 10% of the country for economics. More specifically it was ranked #42 out of 627 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #5 in Pennsylvania.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Lafayette paid an average of $613 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $54,512 | $54,512 |
| Fees | $480 | $480 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,263 | $16,263 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,003 | $1,003 |
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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 Lafayette took out an average of $19,500 in student loans. That is 8% lower than the national average of $21,243.
economics who receive their bachelor’s degree from Lafayette make an average of $60,839 a year during the early days of their career. That is 30% higher than the national average of $46,790.
Lafayette 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 Lafayette Online Learning page.
About 33.3% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in economics in 2019-2020 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 Lafayette in 2019-2020, 18.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 74 |
| International Students | 15 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Economics | 106 |
| Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| International Relations & National Security | 48 |
| Political Science & Government | 85 |
| Sociology & Anthropology | 36 |
*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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