General Economics at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from UGA.

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.

UGA General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

UGA General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at UGA 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 UGA 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
	86
	186
	437

General Economics Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 78 general economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UGA, about 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at UGA since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	50
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

• 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Economists	330	$111,570
Economics Professors	180	$101,590

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.