General Economics at California State University - Sacramento

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

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 32,293 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 209 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from Sac 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.

Sac State General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics
• Master’s Degree in General Economics

Sac State General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how Sac 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 Sac 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
	21
	24
	26
	37
	53
	53
	60
	73
	77
	119
	132
	265
	270
	271
	275

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in general economics from Sac State. This makes it the #53 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Economics Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 209 general economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Sac State, about 75% were men and 25% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	67
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	45
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

Sac State General Economics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 general economics majors earned their master's degree from Sac State. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women.

Of the students who received a general economics master's degree from Sac State, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Sacramento with a master's in general economics.

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

Sac 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 CA, the home state for California State University - Sacramento.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Survey Researchers	780	$75,150
Economics Professors	700	$139,050

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 Stickpen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.