General Economics at University of Alaska Anchorage

If you plan to study general economics, take a look at what University of Alaska Anchorage has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a total student population of 11,953. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from UAA.

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.

UAA General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

UAA General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at UAA 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 UAA 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
	24
	65
	106
	264
	311
	323

General Economics Student Demographics at UAA

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

UAA General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general economics from UAA in 2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at UAA since its program graduates 23% more women than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at UAA 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 University of Alaska Anchorage with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAA 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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Managers	1,410	$118,650
Economists	100	$85,970
Survey Researchers	70	$59,270

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 Wonderlane under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.