General Economics at Indiana University - Bloomington

If you are interested in studying general economics, you may want to check out the program at Indiana University - Bloomington. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and has a total student population of 43,064. Of the 2,200 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University - Bloomington in 2021, 124 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.

IU Bloomington General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

IU Bloomington General Economics Rankings

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

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 IU Bloomington 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
	57
	90
	96
	168
	173
	219
	248
	290

General Economics Student Demographics at IU Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 124 general economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from IU Bloomington. Of these graduates, 74% were men and 26% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	48
International Students	62
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Economics Professors	300	$126,230
Survey Researchers	100	$59,300
Economists	100	$84,740

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.