General Economics at Boston University

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 281 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from Boston U.

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.

Boston U General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Boston U General Economics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at Boston U 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
	17
	76
	93

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in general economics from Boston U. This is the #85 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Economics Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U General Economics Bachelor’s Program

The general economics program at Boston U awarded 281 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 52% of these degrees went to men with the other 48% going to women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Boston U since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	53
International Students	160
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

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

Related Majors

• 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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Economics Professors	870	$125,120
Survey Researchers	730	$64,950

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.