General Economics at Florida Atlantic University

If you plan to study general economics, take a look at what Florida Atlantic University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 30,805 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 53 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from FAU.

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.

FAU General Economics Degrees Available

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

FAU General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how FAU 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 FAU 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
	69
	105
	107
	157
	353
	366
	411
	449

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in general economics from FAU. This makes it the #14 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Economics Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 general economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from FAU. Of these graduates, 64% were men and 36% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at FAU since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

FAU General Economics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 general economics majors earned their master's degree from FAU. Of these graduates, 83% were men and 17% were women.

In the general economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

FAU 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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Economics Professors	340	$116,920
Economists	240	$105,230

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.