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General Economics at Northwestern University

General Economics at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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.

Northwestern General Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Northwestern General Economics Rankings

The general economics major at Northwestern 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 Northwestern

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

Northwestern General Economics Bachelor’s Program

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in general economics.

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

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Survey Researchers 1,590 $57,560
Economics Professors 520 $128,340
Economists 380 $108,690

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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