General Economics at University of Illinois at Chicago

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

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518. Of the 907 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2021, 117 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.

UIC General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

UIC General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how UIC performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at UIC 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
	48
	51
	62
	85
	85
	215
	216
	224
	251
	276
	281

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

General Economics Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 117 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general economics from UIC. About 71% were men and 29% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	39
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UIC 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Survey Researchers	1,590	$57,560
Economics Professors	520	$128,340
Economists	380	$108,690

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 Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.