General Economics at Muhlenberg College

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

Muhlenberg is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,067. In 2021, 19 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Muhlenberg.

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.

Muhlenberg General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Muhlenberg General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at Muhlenberg 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 Muhlenberg 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
	3
	3
	101
	105
	111
	114
	230
	246
	251
	288
	393
	406

General Economics Student Demographics at Muhlenberg

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

Muhlenberg General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 general economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Muhlenberg. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 37% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Muhlenberg since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Muhlenberg 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 Muhlenberg College with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Muhlenberg 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 PA, the home state for Muhlenberg College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Economics Professors	710	$131,060
Economists	610	$87,630
Survey Researchers	510	$60,810

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 Duempel at de.wikipedia under License

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