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General Economics at Howard University

General Economics at Howard University

If you plan to study general economics, take a look at what Howard University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 10,859.

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.

Howard General Economics Degrees Available

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

Howard General Economics Rankings

The general economics major at Howard 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 Howard

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

Howard General Economics Bachelor’s Program

28% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 72% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Howard General Economics Master’s Program

50% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of general economics master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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In the general economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 43% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 Howard 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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