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Economics at Queens College

Queens College graduates about 230 economics majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 375th of 683 schools we score for economics, a solid program at 45 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 64 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 91% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $65,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.79×).

45/100Solid#375 of 683 for economics →
Graduates a year2307% of the class
Courses in the catalog64more than 91% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$65,0000.79× the same major nationally
Research in the field$876Ka year, NSF
Admit rate69%whole school

Around Queens College

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The summitPhoto: Nkabouris · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
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Rosenthal Library, Queens CollegePhoto: MegsCommons · CC BY 4.0 · source
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Townsend Harris HS
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Where economics happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 6 · Athletics 2 · Arts 2 · Dining 1 · Dorm 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the economics ranking

  1. University of Toledo 46
  2. Rutgers University–Camden 46
  3. University of Minnesota-Morris 46
  4. Western New England University 46
  5. Eastern Michigan University 45
  6. Portland State University 45
  7. Whitworth University 45
  8. Truman State University 45

Other strong majors at Queens College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Queens College with every school we score in economics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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