General Economics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from Portland State University.

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.

Portland State University General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Portland State University General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at Portland State 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 Portland State 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
	85
	346
	381
	394
	402
	432

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in general economics from Portland State University. This is the #85 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Economics Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University General Economics Bachelor’s Program

The general economics program at Portland State University awarded 52 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 62% of these degrees went to men with the other 38% going to women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Portland State University since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	22
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Portland State University 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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Economists	220	$87,420
Economics Professors	130	$110,860
Survey Researchers	130	$71,580

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.