General Economics at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303. Of the 1,606 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Irvine in 2021, 394 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.

UC Irvine General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

UC Irvine General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at UC Irvine 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 UC Irvine 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
	6
	6
	48
	48
	85
	85
	88
	94
	97
	284
	324
	331

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in general economics from UC Irvine. This is the #85 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Economics Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine General Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Irvine since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 University of California - Irvine with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	96
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	10
International Students	237
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Economics
• Econometrics & Quantitative Economics

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Irvine.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Survey Researchers	780	$75,150
Economics Professors	700	$139,050

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 TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.