General Economics at Rockhurst University

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

Rockhurst is located in Kansas City, Missouri and has a total student population of 3,688. Of the 126 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rockhurst University in 2021, 13 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.

Rockhurst General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Rockhurst General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how Rockhurst 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 Rockhurst 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
	238
	280
	303
	367

General Economics Student Demographics at Rockhurst

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

Rockhurst General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 general economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Rockhurst. Of these graduates, 62% were men and 38% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Rockhurst since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Rockhurst 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 Rockhurst University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rockhurst 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 MO, the home state for Rockhurst University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Economists	250	$112,240
Economics Professors	180	$108,240
Survey Researchers	160	$52,450

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 JZSJ under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.