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 Marist 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.
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 Marist was ranked #159 on College Factual's Best Schools for economics list. It is also ranked #18 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Marist.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Marist paid an average of $730 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $39,925 | $39,925 |
Fees | $600 | $600 |
Books and Supplies | $1,125 | $1,125 |
On Campus Room and Board | $16,380 | $16,380 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,000 | $2,000 |
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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 Marist took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is 22% higher than the national average of $21,243.
economics who receive their bachelor’s degree from Marist make an average of $55,338 a year during the early days of their career. That is 18% higher than the national average of $46,790.
Marist 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 Marist Online Learning page.
Women made up around 40.0% of the economics students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in economics at Marist in 2019-2020, 12.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 18 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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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Political Science & Government | 39 |
*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.