General Economics at The University of Montana

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

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and has a total student population of 9,808. Of the 268 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Montana 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.

UM General Economics Degrees Available

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

UM General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at UM 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 UM 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
	57
	73
	345
	410

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in general economics from UM. This makes it the #70 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Economics Student Demographics at UM

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

UM General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Economics from UM in 2020-2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at UM since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at UM 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 The University of Montana with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UM General Economics Master’s Program

Of the 2 general economics students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UM, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a general economics master's degree from UM, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

UM 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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Managers	1,100	$76,990
Economists	80	$89,980

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 Djembayz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.