General Economics at Elon 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 Elon University stacks up to those at other schools.

Elon is located in Elon, North Carolina and has a total student population of 7,117. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from Elon.

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.

Elon General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Elon General Economics Rankings

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

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 Elon 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
	46
	48
	70
	75
	150
	188
	216
	232
	252

General Economics Student Demographics at Elon

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

Elon General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general economics from Elon. About 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Elon since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Elon 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 NC, the home state for Elon University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Economics Professors	580	$106,080
Survey Researchers	350	$80,960
Economists	230	$81,470

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 MPD01605 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.