Economics B.A.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to analyze decision making by individuals and firms using microeconomic models.

2. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to analyze growth and business cycles using macroeconomic models.

3. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to evaluate the effects of economic policy using economic theory.

4. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to estimate economic relationships from data using econometric techniques and interpret the results.

5. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to solve constrained optimization problems.

SUCCESS RATES

67.6%

6-year graduation rate

3.90

Avg. years to degree

MEDIAN EARNINGS

$89,195

10 years after graduation

$66,620

5 years after graduation

$39,965

1 year after graduation

PLACEMENT2 years after graduation

74.6%

Working in New York

36.9%

Continuing Education

Notes

Graduation rates: the percent of students entering in the selected major as first-time, full-time students in a fall term and graduating by August 31 six years later. Average of three most recent reporting years (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24) Years to degree: the average number of years it takes a student to complete the selected major if they entered as a freshman. Average of the three most recent completion years (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23) Earnings: the median annual earnings of graduates in the selected major based on the 4-digit CIP code at 1, 5 and 10 years after graduation. U.S. Census, Postsecondary Enrollment Outcomes Explorer. Degree completers from 2001-2018 in 2020 dollars. Working in NY State: the percent of graduates working in New York State one year after graduation. Most recent available data from SUNY as of January 31, 2024 Continuing education: the percent of students enrolled in a U.S. postsecondary institution, 2 years following graduation. National Student Clearinghouse, includes graduates from 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-2022)