General Economics at College of Charleston

What traits are you looking for in a general economics school? To help you decide if College of Charleston is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general economics program.

C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and approximately 10,384 students attend the school each year. Of the 561 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from College of Charleston in 2021, 18 of them were general economics majors.

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.

C of C General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

C of C General Economics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at C of C 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
	246
	302
	318
	354
	381
	381
	394

General Economics Student Demographics at C of C

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

C of C General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Economics from C of C in 2020-2021, 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at C of C since its program graduates 28% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at C of C 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 College of Charleston with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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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 SC, the home state for College of Charleston.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Managers	1,760	$100,890
Economists	90	$68,550
Economics Professors	50	$70,190

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 Lkeadle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.