General Economics at American University

Every general economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general economics program at American University stacks up to those at other schools.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 14,001.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Economics section at the bottom of this page.

The American University General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics
• Master’s Degree in General Economics

The American University General Economics Rankings

The general economics major at The American University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in general economics, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Economics Student Demographics at The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at American University.

The American University General Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at The American University since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	24
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

The American University General Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of general economics master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Other Economics
• Econometrics & Quantitative Economics
• Development Economics & International Development
• International Economics

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general economics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Economists	6,380	$134,260
Economics Professors	230	$110,350
Survey Researchers	180	$73,690

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.