General Economics at Bucknell University

Every general economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general economics program at Bucknell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,726. In 2021, 111 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Bucknell.

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.

Bucknell General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Bucknell General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at Bucknell 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 Bucknell 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
	8
	11
	13
	13
	30
	34
	59
	67
	193
	203

General Economics Student Demographics at Bucknell

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

Bucknell General Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% 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 Bucknell since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Bucknell 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 Bucknell University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	89
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Bucknell 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 PA, the home state for Bucknell University.

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
• Image Credit: By Balon Greyjoy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.