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General Economics at Rutgers University - Newark

General Economics at Rutgers University - Newark

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

Rutgers Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 13,231.

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.

Rutgers Newark General Economics Degrees Available

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

Rutgers Newark General Economics Rankings

The general economics major at Rutgers Newark 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 Rutgers Newark

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

Rutgers Newark General Economics Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% 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 Rutgers Newark since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 Rutgers University - Newark with a bachelor's in general economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Rutgers Newark General Economics Master’s Program

60% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of general economics master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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In the general economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - Newark.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Managers 18,370 $138,820
Survey Researchers 480 $76,040
Economics Professors 340 $117,220
Economists 180 $100,500

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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