General Economics at Boston University

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying general economics, you may want to check out the program at Boston University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718.

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.

Boston U General Economics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Boston U General Economics Rankings

The general economics major at Boston U 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.

General Economics Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U General Economics Bachelor’s Program

42% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% 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 Boston U since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	48
International Students	167
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Econometrics & Quantitative 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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Economics Professors	870	$125,120
Survey Researchers	730	$64,950

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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