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General Economics at Portland State University

General Economics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 23,640 students attend the school each year.

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.

Portland State University General Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Portland State University General Economics Rankings

The general economics major at Portland State 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.

General Economics Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University General Economics Bachelor’s Program

23% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Portland State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Managers 7,850 $94,400
Economists 220 $87,420
Economics Professors 130 $110,860
Survey Researchers 130 $71,580

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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