General Economics at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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

What traits are you looking for in a general economics school? To help you decide if University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general economics program.

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 32,277.

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.

Pitt General Economics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Pitt General Economics Rankings

The general economics major at Pitt 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 Pitt

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

Pitt General Economics Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% 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 Pitt since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Pitt 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 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 PA, the home state for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Economics Professors	710	$131,060
Economists	610	$87,630
Survey Researchers	510	$60,810

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
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