General Economics at William & Mary

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

William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and approximately 8,939 students attend the school each year. Of the 317 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from William & Mary in 2021, 127 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.

William & Mary General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

William & Mary General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how William & Mary 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 William & Mary 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
	27
	30
	41
	53
	58
	64
	67
	71
	183
	193

General Economics Student Demographics at William & Mary

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at William & Mary.

William & Mary General Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 127 students earned a bachelor's degree in general economics from William & Mary. About 42% of these graduates were women and the other 58% were men. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at William & Mary since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at William & Mary 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 William & Mary with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	72
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

William & Mary 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 VA, the home state for William & Mary.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Economists	1,230	$126,080
Economics Professors	440	$101,290
Survey Researchers	330	$59,410

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 Jrcla2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.