General Economics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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

RPI is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 7,501. In 2021, 2 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from RPI.

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.

RPI General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics
• Master’s Degree in General Economics

RPI General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at RPI 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 RPI 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
	19
	53
	489
	547
	567
	592

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in general economics from RPI. This makes it the #53 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Economics Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI General Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a bachelor's degree in general economics from RPI. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in general economics.

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

RPI General Economics Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in general economics from RPI in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a master's in general economics.

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

RPI 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 NY, the home state for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Economics Professors	1,650	$129,370
Economists	750	$127,520
Survey Researchers	710	$74,130

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 UpstateNYer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.