General Economics at Ball State University

If you are interested in studying general economics, you may want to check out the program at Ball State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and has a total student population of 21,597. In 2021, 39 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Ball 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.

Ball State General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Ball State General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how Ball State performed in these rankings.

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 Ball 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
	134
	221
	231
	382
	442

General Economics Student Demographics at Ball State

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

Ball State General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 39 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Economics from Ball State in 2020-2021, 72% were men and 28% were women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Ball 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 Ball State University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ball 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 IN, the home state for Ball State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Economics Professors	300	$126,230
Survey Researchers	100	$59,300
Economists	100	$84,740

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 Travisleehardin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.