General Economics at Towson University

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

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and approximately 21,917 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 95 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from Towson.

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.

Towson General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Towson General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at Towson compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at Towson 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
	66
	80
	97
	103
	146
	151
	177
	201
	206
	207

General Economics Student Demographics at Towson

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

Towson General Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Towson are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Towson University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	49
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Towson 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 MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Economists	700	$116,870
Survey Researchers	590	$90,920
Economics Professors	230	$119,300

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 Amouzone under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.