General Economics at Ohio Wesleyan University

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

OWU is located in Delaware, Ohio and approximately 1,426 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 7 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from OWU.

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.

OWU General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

OWU General Economics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at OWU 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
	152
	169
	177
	177
	301
	307
	387
	400
	410
	489

General Economics Student Demographics at OWU

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

OWU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 general economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from OWU. Of these graduates, 86% were men and 14% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at OWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Ohio Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

OWU 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 OH, the home state for Ohio Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Economics Professors	470	$109,960
Survey Researchers	140	$59,510
Economists	140	$125,490

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 Phillip M Kukelhan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.