General Economics at University of Houston

What traits are you looking for in a general economics school? To help you decide if University of Houston is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general economics program.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 47,090. Of the 2,786 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Houston in 2021, 202 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.

UH General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

UH General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at UH 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 UH 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
	100
	165
	190
	297

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

General Economics Student Demographics at UH

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

UH General Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 202 students earned a bachelor's degree in general economics from UH. About 29% of these graduates were women and the other 71% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 Houston with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	68
White	54
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

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

Related Majors

• Applied 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 TX, the home state for University of Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Economics Professors	1,020	$115,240
Economists	830	$106,480
Survey Researchers	430	$60,460

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.