General Economics at Howard University

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

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 10,859. In 2021, 30 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Howard.

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.

Howard General Economics Degrees Available

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

Howard General Economics Rankings

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

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 Howard 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
	2
	17
	18
	23
	26
	38
	42
	66
	166
	172
	183
	220
	227
	269
	277
	282

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in general economics from Howard. This makes it the #42 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in general economics, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Economics Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard General Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% 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 Howard since its program graduates 30% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 53% 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 Howard University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	0
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Howard General Economics Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in General Economics from Howard in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

In the general economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

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

Howard also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2021, 7 students 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 DC, the home state for Howard 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 Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.