General Economics at Texas State University

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

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,738 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Texas State University in 2021, 27 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.

Texas State General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Texas State General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at Texas State 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 Texas State 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
	178
	187
	198
	347
	364

General Economics Student Demographics at Texas State

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

Texas State General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general economics from Texas State in 2021, 74% were men and 26% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 Texas State University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Texas State 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 TX, the home state for Texas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Economics Professors	1,020	$115,240
Economists	830	$106,480
Survey Researchers	430	$60,460

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.