General Economics at George Washington 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 George Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year. Of the 813 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University in 2021, 120 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.

GWU General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

GWU General Economics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at GWU 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
	49
	85

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in general economics from GWU. This is the #85 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Economics Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at GWU 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 George Washington University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	61
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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

Related Majors

• International Economics
• Econometrics & Quantitative Economics

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Economists	6,380	$134,260
Economics Professors	230	$110,350
Survey Researchers	180	$73,690

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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.