General Economics at Appalachian State University

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

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 20,023 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from Appalachian State.

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.

Appalachian State General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Appalachian State General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at Appalachian State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at Appalachian State 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	122
	173
	248

General Economics Student Demographics at Appalachian State

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

Appalachian State General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general economics from Appalachian State. About 76% were men and 24% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Appalachian State 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 Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Appalachian State also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Economics Professors	580	$106,080
Survey Researchers	350	$80,960
Economists	230	$81,470

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
• Image Credit: By Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.