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General Economics at University of Wisconsin - Madison

General Economics at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 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.

UW - Madison General Economics Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in General Economics (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

UW - Madison General Economics Rankings

The general economics major at UW - Madison 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 UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison General Economics Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in general economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 39
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 335
International Students 149
Other Races/Ethnicities 35

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Managers 12,400 $85,050
Economists 240 $80,070
Economics Professors 200 $119,560
Survey Researchers 80 $48,010

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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