General Economics at Illinois Wesleyan University

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

Illinois Wesleyan is located in Bloomington, Illinois and approximately 1,636 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Illinois Wesleyan.

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.

Illinois Wesleyan General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Illinois Wesleyan General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at Illinois Wesleyan 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 Illinois Wesleyan 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
	124
	143
	361
	435

General Economics Student Demographics at Illinois Wesleyan

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

Illinois Wesleyan General Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a bachelor's degree in general economics from Illinois Wesleyan. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Illinois Wesleyan 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 Illinois Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Illinois Wesleyan 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 IL, the home state for Illinois Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Survey Researchers	1,590	$57,560
Economics Professors	520	$128,340
Economists	380	$108,690

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 Republicofjosh01 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.