General Economics at United States Military Academy

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

West Point is located in West Point, New York and approximately 4,536 students attend the school each year. Of the 115 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from United States Military Academy in 2021, 59 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.

West Point General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

West Point General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at West Point 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 West Point 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
	41
	44
	95
	115

General Economics Student Demographics at West Point

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at United States Military Academy.

West Point General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 59 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general economics from West Point in 2021, 92% were men and 8% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at West Point 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 United States Military Academy with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

West Point 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 NY, the home state for United States Military Academy.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Economics Professors	1,650	$129,370
Economists	750	$127,520
Survey Researchers	710	$74,130

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 Ahodges7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.