General Economics at Rhode Island College

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

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 7,072. Of the 280 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rhode Island College in 2021, 6 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.

RIC General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

RIC General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how RIC performed in these rankings.

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 RIC 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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	181
	420
	433
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General Economics Student Demographics at RIC

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

RIC General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general economics from RIC. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at RIC since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at RIC 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 Rhode Island College with a bachelor's in general economics.

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

RIC 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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Managers	830	$114,660
Economics Professors	100	$156,620

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 Arctichistorian01 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.