Economics at CUNY Queens College

Here is an overview of this program at Queens. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level. It ranks as high as #7 out of 37 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Available Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees

Economics Degrees Available at Queens

Here is each degree level offered in economics at Queens, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	199

Queens Economics Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, CUNY Queens College awarded 199 bachelor’s degrees in economics.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Queens is in the top 15% of the country for economics at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #7 out of 37 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	7
Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	9
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	27
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	56
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	235

Salary of Economics Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$55,050 Bachelor's Median Salary

Economics students who finish a bachelor’s at Queens report a median salary of $55,050 a year. This is below $60,081, the median for all majors at Queens.

Student Debt of Economics Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$9,500 Bachelor's Median Debt

While getting their bachelor’s degree at Queens, economics students accumulate a median of $9,500 in student loans. This is lower than $12,157, the typical median for all majors at Queens.

Student debt for Economics majors with a bachelor's degree at Queens

Queens Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$7,538 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$9,500 Average Student Debt

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$6,930	$14,880
Fees	$608	$608

Learn more about Queens tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 70% of economics bachelor’s degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

The largest share of economics bachelor’s degree graduates at Queens were Asian. Roughly 35% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from CUNY Queens College with a bachelor’s in economics.

Ethnic diversity of Economics majors at CUNY Queens College

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	70
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	34
Non-Resident Aliens	17
Other Races	9

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics (Bachelor’s)

Queens granted 3 bachelor’s completions in econometrics and quantitative economics in the latest year of data — 33% to women and 67% to men. The most common background among these graduates was Asian (33%).

Best Value Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York — #1
Best Value Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #4
Best Value Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #11

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.