General Economics at Michigan Technological University

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

Michigan Tech is located in Houghton, Michigan and approximately 6,873 students attend the school each year. Of the 110 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Michigan Technological University in 2021, 5 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.

Michigan Tech General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Michigan Tech General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at Michigan Tech 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 Michigan Tech 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
	458
	509
	545
	599

General Economics Student Demographics at Michigan Tech

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

Michigan Tech General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 general economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Michigan Tech, about 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Michigan Tech since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Michigan Tech 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 Michigan Technological 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	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Applied 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 MI, the home state for Michigan Technological University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Economics Professors	300	$111,530
Economists	250	$90,040
Survey Researchers	240	$64,400

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 Michigan Technological University Photo Services under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.