General Economics at Northeastern Illinois University

Every general economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general economics program at Northeastern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,119. Of the 346 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern Illinois University in 2021, 19 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.

Northeastern Illinois University General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Northeastern Illinois University General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at Northeastern Illinois University 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 Northeastern Illinois University 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
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	256
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	272
	288
	298
	304
	310
	408
	418

General Economics Student Demographics at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general economics from Northeastern Illinois University in 2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Northeastern Illinois University since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Northeastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

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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 Northeastern Illinois 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 Serhii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.