General Economics at San Diego State University

Every general economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general economics program at San Diego State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,287 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University in 2021, 240 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.

SDSU General Economics Degrees Available

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

SDSU General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at SDSU 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 SDSU 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
	12
	16
	20
	22
	31
	42
	57
	59
	125
	200
	214
	306

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in general economics from SDSU. This makes it the #12 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Economics Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 240 general economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from SDSU. Of these graduates, 73% were men and 27% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	62
International Students	69
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

SDSU General Economics Master’s Program

The general economics program at SDSU awarded 19 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 63% of these degrees went to men with the other 37% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SDSU 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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Survey Researchers	780	$75,150
Economics Professors	700	$139,050

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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.